Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Home for Unwanted Girls by Joanna Goodman

9 reviews

wordsreadbydonald's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Child death

stipnsauce's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Alcohol

dev921's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious reflective 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: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

hannalovegood's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Cultural appropriation, and Abandonment

Moderate: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

joey1914's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

navayiota's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is going to haunt me. So well written and raw, and hard to read cause of all the horrible topics that are dealt with but without it scaring me off. Definitely watch out for the triggers for this one if you're thinking about reading it!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, and Classism

Minor: Alcohol

ashley_searcy's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

mackwallace's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Cancer, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Forced institutionalization

beth_s98's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Death and Death of parent