Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Darling Girls by Sally Hepworth

104 reviews

micaelamariem's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

This was a hard book to rate because I did enjoy reading it (though perhaps “enjoy” isn’t the right word as there are major depictions of child abuse, so trigger warnings, folks); it kept me in suspense, wanting to know more.
Except as it turns out the “more” was exactly as I predicted. The plot twist, sans epilogue, was pretty much everything I thought it would be. So I’m proud of myself but also disappointed. I felt like there could have been so much more. 
What I did appreciate was the way trauma was presented and how it can be carried through life in different ways. That was realistic and hopefully eye opening to the audience. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

auntchristine's review against another edition

mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

ariajb's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Child death, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

tyyyler8's review

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Minor: Child death, Drug abuse, and Drug use

gretchreads's review

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Child death

ssiemens4's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

Wow.. this one was veryyyy dark and disturbing. I enjoyed the sister’s bond and the way they looked out for each other - I don’t know much about the foster system but know how hard those kids have it, so the representation of their struggles and eventual healing was really hard to read about (but also empowering towards the end).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

kimib79's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

katiejohns's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

elizabethgreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-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

4.0

A Great thriller with a satisfying ending.  I enjoyed the past and present plot lines and how multiple POVs intertwined together. The final twist was a great a shocking addition.  I only wish we had more time at the end to see the sisters picking up the pieces and not a flash forward to a more epilogue style ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death of parent

bookthingswithbrit's review

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault