Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Girls with Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young

8 reviews

bookb1itch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was floated as a potential set-text for 15yo, so I was intrigued.  I was immediately struck by how dark and foreboding the story was, even at the very beginning.  Things turned out to be even more messed up than I first thought, though.  A really great exploration of male privilege and control.  Very strong characters and a positive message overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Bullying, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming

cheesy_crackers's review

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

Sooooooo Good!!!!! (also Mena x Syd) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Sexism, Infertility, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Medical content, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

_k_a_r_l_i_'s review

fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexism

Moderate: Body shaming and Emotional abuse

space_bandit's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Gore, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Blood, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Confinement, and Rape

Minor: Suicide and Infertility

mikaylamurphy42's review

challenging dark inspiring mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Pedophilia, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

jaec11's review

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

4.5 stars

This book was gripping, disturbing, and painful in such an emotional way. It's going to take me a while to process it. It's heartbreaking and stunning and completely took me by surprise. My heart is still racing from the plot twists and chaos of this book. If you enjoyed the backstory of The Queen's Gambit (the orphanage and drug part) then you NEED to read this. 

PG-13+ for language, violence, gore, and abuse. Trigger warning for emotional, physical, and slight sexual abuse

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

bethany_books's review

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Body horror, Sexism, Misogyny, Murder, Infertility, Gore, and Emotional abuse

annacolb's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

A truly interesting look at deprogramming in more than one sense. I realy enjoyed the progess of the girls and Philomena in particular. And the men of the academy agrevated me to no end. The worst being the knowlegde that people like them realy exist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Death

Minor: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Medical content, Rape, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship