Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Conjure Women by Afia Atakora

31 reviews

taviarz's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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? Yes

3.0

I think I just expected something different when I went into it and to see actual magic. I also didn’t understand the point of putting May’s chapters in first person. There were also some sloppy points during the end. The book was emotional and complex but in the end I think it just didn’t hit for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: War

isleofwoman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Abortion, and War

kaylaramoutar's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Death of parent, and War

rescudde's review against another edition

dark 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

wellreadjill_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

xenvirtue's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Pregnancy, and War

solenodon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Infertility, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Medical content, and Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Blood

Minor: Alcoholism and Vomit

sartastic's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery

Moderate: Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Grief

Minor: Addiction

bgoodbookclub's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

2.5

This book surely is a slow burn with lots of character development. The story flips back and forth from slaverytime and post-Civil War time, with powerful characters and deep secrets throughout all of the characters. The community is interwoven so deeply that you never know how interlaced they can be. I rated this lower because I had a hard time getting into the story, I was hoping it would pull through for me but I still felt like I was waiting for more that I never got.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Rape, Slavery, and Torture

Minor: Alcoholism, Racism, and Sexual assault

alayamorning's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Medical content, Grief, and Medical trauma