Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

58 reviews

nisha_111's review

dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, Alcohol, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Medical content, Abandonment, Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Alcoholism, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

mandala_eyes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Drug use, Medical content, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Vomit, Rape, Violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Cursing, Child death, Car accident, Blood, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Abandonment, and Adult/minor relationship

sierrabedwell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.0

This was a great read focusing on mental health and substance abuse. It captures it in a very real way, and doesn’t ignore the fact that both are a lifelong issue that cannot magically be solved. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

imi222's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Self harm, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, and Violence

meihansn's review

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Addiction, Self harm, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Trafficking, Sexual content, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual violence

mlouise2974's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Trafficking, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Suicide, Violence, Eating disorder, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

purechaos's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Addiction, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Gore, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Self harm, Hate crime, Medical content, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, and Gaslighting

c_e_w's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Child abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Suicide, Gore, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

ladykatka's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This was a hard one to read because it's so real. I could only read a few chapters at a time before needing a break.  I wish thos had multiple perspectives because I desperately wanted to know more about Louisa, there are 10 notebooks and we only get a few sentences, not fair. There was a whole story there. Even finding out more about blue and Casper would have been great. We learn hardly anything about Linus. Charlie even admits she doesn't ask anyone about their lives and they have had so much life. Why can't we learn about it? 

I would have also liked to see Charlie's art, especially the drawings of her friends when she was on the street and the comic she drew of her experience. I think that would have been very moving. Not including it is a huge missed opportunity.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Addiction, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Violence, Mental illness, Death of parent, Grief, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

r4v3ncl4w_93's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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: Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Trafficking, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Mental illness, Self harm, Cursing, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Eating disorder, and Body shaming

Minor: Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cancer, Excrement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, and Car accident