Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

213 reviews

memoirsofabooklover's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

After reading You’d Be Home Now, I knew this was going to be just as good. Turned out it was better. This book was devastatingly beautiful. The characters were full of flaws, some more than others, every person just trying to stay alive the best they could. It was raw and reflective of so many people’s experiences. Beautifully written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Cancer, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

santonacci's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Dysphoria

paulinahaum's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

holliesatchell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol

xoxo_izzy's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

5.0

This is my favorite book of all time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

_b0ok_l0v3r's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

noorisen's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This book literally ripped my soul apart, in a good way of course. Because I’m a girl who is also struggling with similar mental health issues that Charlotte was struggling with. And that just made me develop more of a emotional connection to the character than the actual book. I remember that I used to forget that I was reading about someone else because I just felt like I was Charlotte. Relating to her in so many ways made me think that I was a part of her and she was a part of me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Suicide attempt

So you just know. This book will rip your heart out, and you will feel everything. But not all at once, trust me when I say that it will last a loooonggg time

courtnetto's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

This book was such an amazing read, but also so emotional and really made you feel for Charlotte, our main character in this book. 
Charlotte is only 17 years old and was in hospital for severely harming herself, when it comes to her being released her mother meets her outside and gives her a load of things but tells her that it isn’t going to work between them. One of the things her mother gave her was a bus ticket to Tucson, where Charlotte would reunite with Mikey. He offered her a place to stay at his house, but after confrontation with his landlady, Charlotte is told she is to find a job and move out - she had 2 weeks to do this. 
The next day Charlotte looks around and immediately finds a job in a coffee house named “True Grit” where she meets Riley. 
However, Riley isn’t his real name and he also has a past, like Charlotte herself does. It only takes for him to really mess up with Charlotte later in the book that he eventually tells her everything when on day release from jail. 
By the end of the book, Charlotte is in a much better place and is a lot happier with where she is going in life. The ending of the book tells us that Charlotte is on a plane on her way to New York to be an artists assistant after his last one has finished her placement and is leaving. 
I can’t believe how the book ended and just hoped there was more, it would have been nice to have an insight into where Charlotte is a few years on from overcoming her troubles. 

For help with Self-Harm: 
Shout: giveusashout.org or text SHOUT to 85258. 
The Mix: themix.org.uk or 0808 808 4994
Harmless: harmless.org.uk
National Self-Harm Network: nshn.co.uk

For help with depression: 
Campaign Against Living Miserably: thecalmzone.net or 0800 58 58 58 
Depression UK: depressionuk.org
Papyrus: Papyrus-uk.org or call 0800 068 41 41 or text 07860039967 

For help with suicidal thoughts:
National Suicide Prevention Helpline UK: spbristol.org/NSPHUK or 0800 689 5652 

For a safe place to sleep: 
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC): nspcc.org.uk or 0808 800 5000
Runaway Helpline: runawayhelpline.org.uk or 116 600

If you are outside of the UK and need support, then you can use findahelpline.com

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Self harm, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

lilithh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

About self harm something I struggle with and I loved it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

sing1133's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury