Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

177 reviews

maxine_december's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

brivie's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Physical abuse, Rape, and Trafficking

hell0fri3nd's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

3.5

Heartbreaking, but so important.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Drug use, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Domestic abuse and Rape

noonchi's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

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

5.0

If I had read this as a teenager I don't think I would have been able to appreciate it. The ending has a really powerful message.

Our main character didn't need to be saved by anyone by herself, but the sisterhood she has with other young women is so revolutionary to me. Sure, we can believe she would have tried to get better on her own, but her friendships from the hospital are part of what pulls her from that darkness.

This book gave me the language to understand and describe how I felt about the things I experienced as a teenage girl. I never knew how to describe what I had going on inside, even now as an adult, but this put it together for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

katebitters's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Car accident, and Death of parent

lilithh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

About self harm something I struggle with and I loved it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

swagmastersero's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

The read left me satisfied. It's a dark book covering a range of topics from homelessness to identity, with a large group of characters that all equally have their own hopes and dreams. Beautiful storytelling that made me feel for every character, and the ending leaves just enough to the imagination that a second book isn't necessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, and Fire/Fire injury

rat_shell's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

allsoppyy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Suicide

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Suicide attempt

felixhenry's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol