Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers

45 reviews

rreece's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, and Trafficking

Minor: Abortion

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

emkschneider's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-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: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Misogyny, Rape, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Grief, and Death of parent

charitywitt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-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

3.5

This book was very repetitive I didn't feel it needed to be so long. All in all tho it was a pretty good book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Trafficking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

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

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

ashdawn's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

This was such a hard and dark book, it made me cry and I am not okay. But it was SOOOOOO GOOD. 

Done through a very solid understanding/retelling of the book of Hosea, it deals with a lot of hard topics and trauma, and redemption and healing. It was so beautiful, and spoke to my heart. I honestly can't believe it took me this long to read it after having it be recommended by a friend years ago.

That being said, though I wouldn't say there are graphic details, there is a lot of mentions of very adult themes like sex trafficking. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

remqii's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.75

I personally loved this book. Around before the middle, I was beginning to get upset due to how forceful Michael (love interest) seemed. However, reading made me really see that we're not perfect and have different intentions. This was a great book and I teared up

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Trafficking

Minor: Sexual content