Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll

295 reviews

ksnizzle13's review

dark reflective sad

5.0

It really took me time to make progress in this novel and I kept thinking to myself at every stopping point how incredibly realistic and dark it felt - only to find out that

the party where Ani is gang raped, she wakes up confused,  feels the pressure to maintain the status quo and keep the peace with her rapists, and wants to reinvent herself as someone else  she believes is impenetrable

the author has first hand knowledge of this 💔

Although the content made it very difficult to read, it really was a beautifully written novel. This is my second time reading one of Jessica Knoll’s novels, the first being Bright Young Women, and I really have a better understanding of her as a writer, in a sense. Bright Young Women evoked powerful emotions of anger, sadness, heartbreak, and injustice - this was also my experience with this novel. I love reading stories with characters that really embody the complexities of being human - the good, the bad, the flaws, the versions we present to the world vs the ones we keep to ourselves. I really love her voice and how she opens up a window for the reader into a different perspective. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Rape, Mass/school shootings, and Suicide attempt

primaproulla's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Bullying, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

bookwormkeeks's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide, and Mass/school shootings

keirahelena_'s review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

vonny3492's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child death, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Murder

kileythornburg's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

dxnatelli's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Vomit, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Outing, and Classism

malpal468's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Rape

sadiel92's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I had high hopes for this book but it just wasn’t it for me. It was hard to like any of the characters and there definitely needed to be a trigger warning for rape and school shootings. I liked the karmic ending but that was about all I liked about this book.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Mass/school shootings

spookybadger's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A difficult book to read but I still really enjoyed Ani's progression. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Gun violence, Rape, and Mass/school shootings