Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers

47 reviews

rskey's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

rdesanto's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

I have never cried so much reading a book. This was the most heart wrenching yet beautiful story. Yet, isn’t that life?!

I would recommend this book, however I strongly recommend looking at the content warnings. There is some detailed triggering scenes writes throughout. Overall the book ends happy, but there are lots of ups and downs to get there. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Trafficking

Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death, Infidelity, Abortion, Death of parent, and Murder

amyreadstoomuch10's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

• 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Incest

sav_and_books's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Infertility, Abortion, and Death of parent

beklovesbooks's review against another edition

Terrible book. Hard to like characters. Soft porn for people deceiving themselves that they’re reading something Biblical.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Chronic illness, Gore, Rape, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

mzmegara's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Rape

lyndsaygthemvp's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

4.5

What a great story. I couldn't put the book down, reading it in 2 days. Francine Rivers' spin on the story of Hosea was eye-opening, captivating, and definitely made me wanna crack open the original story and delve into it, looking for similarities.
Part of me was just internally screaming at the characters, and my heart broke with them. Francine Rivers is a phenomenal writer. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape

sarah_zaffiro's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

I know some of the church ladies in these reviews are clutching their pearls over the sexual content - which honestly isn’t even graphic - but I think the only truly offensive thing about this book is the casual racism that (unfortunately) tends to come along with historical Christian novels. The multiple references to the “heathen Indians” is just super problematic and SHOULD be out of place in a story that is otherwise about love & acceptance. I understand we’re reading a story about white people, but Native Americans were literally being slaughtered for land that was rightfully theirs at this time & that’s all the author could say about them. not very Christian, if you ask me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Infertility, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Incest, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

mr_d8a's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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

5.0

It is a very dark book, but by the end there is hope. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

Well worth the read, if you can stand the first two-thirds of tense life story.

passionatereader78's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring sad slow-paced

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

4.5

This book covers some tough topics,  but is beautifully written. Get your tissues  ready.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy