Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Push by Ashley Audrain

73 reviews

spicymt072520's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

Psychological thriller. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Grief, and Car accident

Good book. Hard at times to read.

cheyrohm's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

It's like "We Need to Talk About Kevin" with more generational trauma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual content

bookishjester's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.25

I loved the beautiful, simple yet elegant prose that this author used. Her writing inspired me, and so did her candor. The frankness of her writing was shocking but believable enough to keep my emotionally invested in Blythe's story and character development, through the unraveling of her family and partially her psyche. The ending was so well done, leaving it open ended but in such a foreboding way. I'll never forget this book. It comes with tons of content warnings, so proceed with caution if you are not in the right mental space, but it is a book that will make you feel all the emotions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Terminal illness

pookiee's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

a chilling novel about a mother who suspects her firstborn is a sociopath who

killed her second child

, and the effects this has on their family as she is not believed. there is a lot of domestic drama and generational trauma. I wish it went a bit harder with what it wants to say, but the writing is good and it doesn’t read like a debut. I love short, vignette-like chapters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infidelity, Self harm, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Murder

rachel7588's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Drug abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use, Miscarriage, Rape, Abortion, and Death of parent

katrinarose's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

I really liked this book. It was heartbreaking and honest and raw. I just want to give Blythe the biggest hug and tell her she’s doing amazing. The character development was incredible and very convincing, and I love that it covered multiple generations. I’ve read a few literary fiction novels that covered themes of motherhood but this book discussed darker things - the fears and doubts that nobody says out loud. I did think that this would be more of a psychological thriller than it was, for me it was more of a literary fiction with some dark themes. I was expecting to have more doubt about Blythe’s mental state and thought she was meant to be an unreliable narrator, but I never doubted her for a second. Overall this was fantastic and I would highly recommend to anyone who enjoys fast-paced character studies and topics related to generational trauma or motherhood.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Suicide, and Blood

Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Miscarriage, Self harm, and Dementia

spookytaco's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Stalking

clarahooyer's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Really, really liked it, but was a little offput by the pacing.

The book starts off making me think every problem is the result of the main character being a bad mother. Eventually I started to realize the book meant for the child to be evil. It felt like the book changed halfway through from being a story about generational abuse, to a story about an all out evil child that the mother can't be blamed for. It was very thought provoking( which I like), but I was left wondering how the author intended me to interpret the story. I think that, as a book about abuses cycles, it is almost too extreme in its evolution. However, if viewed as a book about an evil child, than it properly explores all the environmental factors that cause the child to become the way she is.

Definitely a book I will be thinking about for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, and Abandonment

ssbassill's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Stalking, Abortion, and Death of parent

risemini's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Murder, and Pregnancy