Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Os Segredos de Ali by Sara Shepard

2 reviews

xkrille's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

This was good. I really liked the books and reading from Alison’s/Courtney’s perspective. It was a great way to read about what happened the night “Alison” disappeared. In the other books, the girls sometimes make some stupid decision, but thankfully, that did not happen in this book. Alison/Courtney is a bully, but I did not find any of her actions extremely dumb. 
One negative thing to me about this book was that it felt like, the author wrote it so she could add some new characters and details to the story, that were not mentioned in the previous 8 books, so she could continue the series and write 8 more books. It did not bother me too much, but it seemed odd to meet some new characters that have never been mentioned before or hinted to even though this book is a prologue. 
Overall, I still highly enjoyed the book and it was a great companion novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse

fanboyriot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

Read For

✓ Plot Twists

✓ Small Town

✓ Twin Switch

✓ Drama is a Main Character 

✓ Bisexual Characters (they don’t know it)

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This is my favorite book out of the series.  It has plot twists, drama (obviously, this series thrives off of it), low key problematic characters, and the set up for the much bigger plot.  

This book was how everything started.  How things changed so quickly and then changed again just as quickly in the end.  Reading in Ali’s (technically Courtney’s) POV was also my favorite.  Her character is complex and being able to see her actions and then her thought process makes things much more interesting.

Spice Level: n/a

Angst Level: 💧💧💧 (3/5)

POV: Third Person

Release Date: 02, January 2013

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Grief, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Death, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Alcohol