Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers

7 reviews

emkschneider's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Misogyny, Rape, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Grief, and Death of parent

charitywitt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

This book was very repetitive I didn't feel it needed to be so long. All in all tho it was a pretty good book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Trafficking, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

mrs_faith_owens's review

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

4.25

Redeeming Love is a beautiful story mirroring the story of Hosea from the Bible. While it is very dark and deals with several sexual themes, it is less explicit than most romance written today. Two of the themes that I think were handled very well in this book are religious bigotry and the idea that one’s Savior must be God and not another person. Instead of siding with the judgmental churchgoers, this book focuses on the redemptive power of God. When Angel begins to see Michael as her savior, God pulls her away to find Him. All that being said, this is a fantastic book, but take the content warnings seriously. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Slavery, and Murder

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Infertility, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Abortion, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and Fire/Fire injury

Also contains: Prostitution: minor and moderate Childbirth: minor and moderate

rhythmofryn's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide and Antisemitism

ktdaugherty's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Infertility, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

dancinglemur17's review

emotional sad tense 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

leah_152's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

If you read this & can't relate to it on some level, you need a reality check. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Classism

As disturbing as some of this story is, the hope, love & forgiveness in this book totally outstrip it.