Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

On the Savage Side by Tiffany McDaniel

61 reviews

kaitcetera's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

1.5

This was the most depressing book I’ve ever read and while I powered through, it was not worth it. I have enjoyed McDaniel’s writing in the past, but this book full of addiction, rape, violence, was too heavy. There is friendship and love but almost no hope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, and Car accident

unfiltered_fiction's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage and Police brutality

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Car accident

ksanderss's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.0

A very sad, reflective, poetic story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

kayahcherie's review against another edition

This was so messed up it made me feel sick 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

motleybooksandtea's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

This book. Oof. 

Stunning writing. SO LYRICAL. Passages and sentences is love to highlight and keep with me. But the content is brutal. REAL, and brutal. There were many times I thought I’d stop reading because it was so much to handle. But I’m glad I finished.

The topics are so hard but also so important. And she writes about them with honesty. 

This is the most trigger warnings I’ve ever attached to a book, so please look them up. For someone without many triggers this was still a highly difficult read.

I don’t think it would be fair to give this a star rating as it was BEAUTIFULLY written, and any issues I would have are my own. This novel is loosely based on true events as well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

emmavardy2's review

dark emotional hopeful sad 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

5.0

A story of addiction and all that comes with it. Powerful story of twins Daffy and Arc. Brilliantly written. Heartbreaking. Important story remembering all those women murdered and forgotten. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Rape

wildflowergirl11's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

emziesreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Two identical twin sisters struggle to escape their impoverished, drug fuelled world while keeping themselves safe from spiders.
Betty 2.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Police brutality

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Death of parent

brittandwaffles's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.5

I don’t know if I’d say this wasn’t a great book, but I just didn’t enjoy it at all. It covers some very heavy material, and it wasn’t what I was expecting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

shelbybowers20's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy