Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab

152 reviews

renwrites13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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

4.0

slow, but worth it. emotional and takes u on such a journey. one of my favs

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

jsteinle's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

This book deserves 7 stars. Everything a perfect read could be. Thought provoking, beautifully poetic, emotional (to say the least - actually i’m sobbing) and memorable. Definitely in the top books I’ve ever read. Everyone needs to read this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War

veronyqueso's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced

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

4.75

I feel like this novel is a modern classic. The writing is absolutely spectacular and the details are immense. The story is so unique, following the highs and lows of Addie's life. I felt a million emotions at once, especially at the climax of the story. My heart broke and was repaired all at once!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and War

hspfost's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

Very intriguing premise— the book is a cool thought experiment wrapped around characters who are very much themselves. Both the characters and the premise are incredibly self-consistent.

This book stuck the landing, which I wasn’t sure it would be able to do. The writing style was at times a little distant and there were a few moments that dragged a bit despite pushing the narrative forward, but overall I thought it was well written. So much of the novel was deeply existential, in a way that made my chest ache and kept me up at night. Not sure if that’s a good thing or not lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Rape

letters_from_gabriella's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Cursing and War

chionifos's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad 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

3.0

La verdad es que me gustaron tanto la trama como los personajes, pero el libro de 545 páginas podría haber sido de 350 como mucho. Entiendo el porqué de la longitud, pero igual me pareció demasiado largo sin necesidad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Suicidal thoughts

tetedump's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

peggy_racham's review against another edition

5.0

"If it cannot be love, well, then, at least it is not lonely."

Angry women, gods you shouldn't pray to and an intriguing answer to the question: what would you do with forever?
The answer is nobody wants to be immortal.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

christyreads_n_rambles's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad medium-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? Yes

4.0

Ms. Addie Larue gets herself in quite the pickle as a young woman and has to live out the consequences. This book took me on such an emotional roller coaster I think I went through all the stages of grief! The storyline was something I have never read before it was so intriguing and really kept me hooked the whole time, but I was able to predict the ending early on.  

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Rape, and Grief

xkatx's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.0

I didn't enjoy how often the chapters would jump from one time to another, and also had dual povs. It was distracting and hard to keep track. The last few chapters were the most interesting part of the book, I wish we had more of Luc and Addie. Loved the book though, I don't think I'd pick it up again.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape