Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao

23 reviews

ninjamuffin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

kimberlyb's review against another edition

I started September 2019
I got fat in. I'm not exactly sure how far. But a lot of stuff happened.
I couldn't get through it. It's trauma porn. The stuff these girls went through just kept get worst and worse. There weren't any bright spots. Nothing to keep torchoring myself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Rape

zombiezami's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

I loved the descriptive writing style, and I loved Poornima and Savitha as characters.  It's hard for me to rate this because it's almost unrelentingly sad. The main characters were so resilient, but I'm so sad that they had to be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Drug abuse, Infertility, Self harm, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death and Racism

Colorism

margaretrose's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

A heart-wrenching story with so many almost-could-be-true elements that you ache for the characters as you read.

Rao really makes you choose your own ending, as she gives you pieces of the setting and atmosphere that are so similar that make you believe that it is possible that it actually will turn out ok for Savitha and Poornima. It still isn't definite closure, you still end the book unsure that they are back together. I'm still asking the question: will they be ok?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Drug use, and Rape

internationalreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Medical content, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

apeterson10'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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

gabrielab's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Medical content, and Trafficking

Moderate: Alcoholism and Cancer

cheesepuppy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

I’m impressed with how dark and challenging this story is and yet it’s still seems to be a story about optimism. This is really a sweet story about a loving friendship friendship, perseverance, and survival in horrible situations.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Trafficking

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Medical trauma

Minor: Alcoholism and Sexual harassment

lilymouse's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was absolutely breathtaking. You can feel every emotion that these girls feel, and the twists, turns, and journeys these girls go on take you in such a bittersweet ride. Also,

THAT ENDING OH MY GOD

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Abortion

bookloverno4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? No

4.0

Really good, but so much trauma in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, and Death of parent