Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Breaking Free: How I Escaped Polygamy, the FLDS Cult, and my Father, Warren Jeffs by Rachel Jeffs

10 reviews

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense slow-paced

4.0

the pacing was a little off for me. i felt like the ending was a little rushed. otherwise, it was pretty well-written and informative. i would really recommend reading the content warnings for this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

pomegranate_muse's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

herphoenixloves's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

pearlisarobot's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent

madisonkeough's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

lignjahal's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

4.5/5.0

I find this autobiography to be a stunningly honest reflection on surviving abuse, a cult, and the trauma that comes with it. The audiobook is greatly benefitted by having the author read the book. There is no hiding away from Warren Jeff’s’ actions and the impacts he had with Rachel Blackmore’s words and tones. Her prayer for her family at the end of the book hits hard, but I hope it continues to reach her family until the FLDS is gone forever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Abortion, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Miscarriage

erinwolf1997's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Medical content, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

tkivlen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

lcdavenport's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Abandonment