Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Perfect Match by Jodi Picoult

12 reviews

helenayeske's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

houimk's review

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

(*Trigger Warning* Sexual abuse of a child is the main conflict. It's not described in what I would call graphic detail, but it is still unsettling.) Lots of twists and turns. I was only able to predict one, and even that one turned out to be not exactly right. I do agree with some reviews saying it dragged on a bit through the middle, but I found most of the characters likeable. Most of the parts that seem to drag on or feel unnecessary made sense at the end. The very last twist had me flipping through the book, looking for what I missed. I love a book that can make you say "I didn't see that coming", without leaving it on the dreaded "cliffhanger".

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Gun violence

amandamz's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and Murder

elphabawoods's review

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Murder

fkshg8465's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Frustrated by this one. Its the ending. I realize this probably was the most likely outcome given it’s a book, but I totally disagree with the verdict.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit

ham1299's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

regalreads's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, and Violence

rae_bookmarkchronicles's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Would not recommend if sexual assault it a trigger.

Queen Jodi does it again. So much happened in just the first four chapters and I loved that. I knew there would be a twist because I've read so much of her work but I still did not see it coming and could not have predicted it.

I did not like how Caleb initially reacted to finding out what Nina had done. But finding out that he 

killed the priest had me shook.

I'm glad Patrick is leaving, I hate that they slept together because it was so fucking stupid

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content

rw1995's review

dark emotional mysterious fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Murder

_kelseyreads's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-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

3.75

This book took a turn from what I expected. Jodi Picoult's books are usually quite emotional but this one was really heart breaking to me.

You can tell how much Nina loves her son, but that doesn't mean I agree with her choices and I found it hard sometimes to understand why she did what she did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, and Murder