Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao

33 reviews

lovetlr'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? Yes

2.5

The very perky narrator was quite distracting especially given the dark subject matter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

karlisimp's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense 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? No

3.5

This would’ve been a 4-5 star read however the ending was awful and anticlimactic. The author should’ve gone one or two more paragraphs. This book is extremely dark and hard to read at most times. Story is mostly rewarding.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, Rape, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Torture, Sexual violence, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

ventellina's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Grief, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, Slavery, Sexual violence, and Violence

kkreads's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Rape, Physical abuse, Ableism, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism

kriti's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Trafficking, Rape, Confinement, and Domestic abuse

amandasiino's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Violence, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Trafficking, Sexism, and Torture

calster's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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

3.0

Beautiful writing, devastating story, unsatisfying ending 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, Violence, Trafficking, Sexism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent and Drug use

Minor: Alcoholism

kirstym25's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Trafficking

Moderate: Ableism

lynnmarier99's review against another edition

Unfortunately the storytelling didn’t work for me. So many cruel things were happening to the main characters, and I understand that the author is showing how poor women in India are treated, but it was hard for me to see what was happening to them. I also didn’t feel connected enough to the main characters to keep reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Drug use, Sexism, Trafficking, Sexual assault, and Rape

samlarae97's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Violence