Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Still Beating by Jennifer Hartmann

163 reviews

rosalieromero's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely LOVED this book! Check your trigger warnings!! The beginning had me so grossed out with the matchmaker….but the way Dean protects Cora at all costs, the way he left just to save her… He moved away simply to allow her to find herself no matter how bad it hurt him… that’s love!!! I absolutely love how they end up together as a beautiful family!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

liz_kat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, and Murder

laurenh6416's review against another edition

dark emotional funny 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, and Self harm

tashcsx's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

I’m gonna call it and say this is the best book I’ve read in 2024. I was booked from the very beginning of this one.

Ive never thought a character should commit suicide but all I could think is that if I was Dean then I would have…. It it never happened. This book was constantly throwing me the unexpected and I couldn’t put it down. 

I feel heartbroken, sad, uncertain… yet happy for the ending. I do hate “8 years later,” type endings but it was very necessary for what this story was and it was. Hard story. This one is not for the faint hearted. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

littleo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

literarianrose's review against another edition

dark emotional

• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Animal death and Death

alevesque1257's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Self harm

minttulup89's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Dementia

sammimac's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

Very traumatic 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

cheriejanette's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Miscarriage and Dementia

Minor: Infidelity and Death of parent