Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

153 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

megs_booknook's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Sexual assault, Violence, and Death of parent

mothercain's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-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

I just finished it. And then cried to my mom about it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug use, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Alcohol

mariethelibrarian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

So emotional and raw. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Self harm, and Alcohol

Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence

ruew_071's review against another edition

The hospital staff and the way sh was interpreted gave me the ick

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Self harm, Violence, and Vomit

222poohbear's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

jesus christ ???? !!!!! 
why am i crying so damn much

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Violence

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

didisheart's review against another edition

5.0

5 stars ୧ ‧₊˚ ⋅

°˖➴ this book was so good! i loved it so much and i’d KILL to read it for the first time again.

charlie & riley.. 🌚
°˖➴ i found the relationship w charlie & riley a little.. odd. especially the age gap like it was 5 years?!? it’s so weird bc she’s 17 and he was 22..! i’m glad he got sent to a mental hospital LIKE HE DESERVES. his real name is so fucking stupid i still make fun of it “irwin david baxter” bitch who names their child IRIWIN DAVID BAXTER. go back to the 1900s “tally ho!” ahh name.

louisa ☹️
°˖➴ LOUISA. i ♡ louisa with my whole heart. she was such a sweetheart. i love her and always will. i broke down a sobbed when i saw the words “louisa set herself on fire.” like oh. my. god. my heart broke and i sobbed for a good 20 minutes.

blue 🤍
°˖➴ don’t fucking get me started on blue. I LOVED HER SO MUCH. but the scene with her teeth broke my heart literally like i felt it break.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Alcohol

jadeey1504's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

It’s not often at all that books make me emotional, but this one did. It is so incredibly heavy, dark and sad, but it is also beautiful and hopeful at times. Although I can’t relate to most of the content on a personal level, I fully empathise with the characters and situations throughout. This book was so well written, really enjoyed the wave of emotions I went through, in a bitter sweet way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Self harm, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, and Fire/Fire injury

moosey_goosey13's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment