Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Saving Noah by Lucinda Berry

29 reviews

moonlitmyst's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

Crying my face off! This was a very tough read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

cathuluu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Incest

scar1508's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Vomit

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

luna_98's review against another edition

challenging 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

i don’t know how to rate this book. it was so good in the sense that it made me feel things, it left a mark on me. but i doubt i’d reread and i don’t think i would recommend it. the story is so raw, vulnerable, and difficult and i feel like it was written in a way only a child psychologist could pull off (hence DOCTOR lucinda berry!!). 
it altered my brain chemistry and made me uncomfortable and uneasy but because of that, it was an impactful and real life story. it made me question how would i handle this situation if it happened to me. it’s unlike any book i’ve ever read and part of me misses the person i was before reading it lol. 

in short, if you read books to make you happy and feel good, do not read this. 
if you read books to FEEL emotions and delve into the human experience, then proceed with caution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, and Blood

Minor: Incest and Sexual assault

essie101's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Suicide attempt

stayceee24's review against another edition

dark emotional informative fast-paced

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

4.25

This is an incredibly difficult subject matter and absolutely is not for everyone. It is hard to describe why this story is good without giving away major spoiler but I find myself trying. It is a necessary story to help understand the levels of effects on a wider family when a member is a paedophile. It’s incredibly difficult to see things from Adrianne’s POV for much of this book but the author does well developing her feelings and thought processes. This is a sad, difficult book which I’m not sure I’d want to read again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, and Grief

ashleylawrence's review against another edition

3.75

This was very kind of thought provoking I've never heard or seen this topic in this perspective before? It's obviously so horrific and I hated each character at least once in the book. I felt angry, confused, disgusted, sad, and frustrated throughout this book it evoked several emotions. I wish the ending was twist was drawn out a bit more but it also ended up about the way I figured it would.

The dad being a pedophile threw me for a loop but I didn't really ever think about that happening and being an option !!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical content, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault

gnarlykaitlyn's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

leahpote's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail