Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

248 reviews

nataliereads101's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

Quite dark, original, unsettling. I found  'Peters Narration' the most interesting and disturbing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, Stalking, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

daisyisabelll's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

got me hooked from the beginning and felt it portrayed sallys character very well - the plot line kept me engaged but wasn’t a massive fan of the ending felt like there were a few loose ends to tie up

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Murder

sulimin's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Lesbophobia

Minor: Car accident

fyre_flies's review

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, Rape, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Misogyny and Death of parent

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Pandemic/Epidemic

crazyleex's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book and the story that unfolded throughout. We learn if a dark history and it only gets more harrowing as we get further into the book. I really liked Sally's complex character the only thing I hate is how quickly everything she's worked towards gets undone in the last part. Otherwise great book and I struggled to put it down 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Kidnapping

siiidd's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

3.5

While I think this is a little bit overhyped I did like the book. From the first few pages I was like " ok this is about to be a ride. " & it was for sure. 

I can't really say too much without spoiling anything but this book is like an onion. It's layer & layers of secrets & lies trying to figure out the full truth of the story. Some might say the ending was disappointing but I had a feeling where it was going to go just from seeing the previous backstory & I wasn't at all surprised to see how Peter ended up in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Rape

jesmardru's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

thebookraiders's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, and Car accident

csmoke85's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

This was a such an interesting book. The story is dark, funny at times, and addictive. Sally Diamond is an incredible character, and I really enjoyed reading how her story played out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

patibeatriz's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment