Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Girl Before by Rena Olsen

8 reviews

xinawebb's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Abortion, and Murder

manichannah's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

andeebee26's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

jammreads's review

informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

alexandrias_library's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Trafficking

Minor: Gun violence and Abortion

akf_'s review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, and Alcohol

doha's review

The content was too heavy for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Child abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, and Pregnancy

The entire book is about human trafficking and the victim's

inability to come to terms with her victimhood and how she harmed other girls

without fully understanding the scope of what she was doing.

katherineloder's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual violence

Minor: Sexual assault