Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

My Story by Chris Stewart, Elizabeth Smart

10 reviews

kateoneil's review

challenging emotional inspiring sad tense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

miggyfool's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Excrement, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

elledanie's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

gondorgirl's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Alcohol

katyannreads's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

What Elizabeth went through is so traumatic and terrible. Very glad she was able to find the silver lining in it all and that she is doing well. However, this book was poorly written.

slayermel's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

This is the true story of the abduction of Elizabeth Smart, told by Elizabeth Smart.

Elizabeth was only 14 years old when she awoke in the middle of the night to a man looming over her bed holding a knife to her throat.  Brian David Mitchell was a man down on his luck, or so the family thought when they provided work for him on their property a while before, not knowing that he had an ulterior motive.  

Brian David Mitchell abducted Elizabeth and held her captive for 9 months along with his wife Wanda Eileen Barzee before she was eventually discovered and rescued.  She indured being raped repetedly, being startved, being subjected to neglect and emotional abuse.  Yet somehow this incredible little girl managed to come out of this and channel herself into becoming an advocate for other abused Women and children.  The audio version is narrated by Elizabeth Smart herself and it is incredible to hear her put her thoughts and emotions into this story.  It’s amazing to hear how even as a little girl, she could see right through who Brian David Mitchell was.  

Although this is a heavy topic and horrible story, Elizabeth tells it with class and without the gory details.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

jennalynn48's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

_travelingpages's review

inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

rachelwierick's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

caittschida's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

4.0

The religious narrative at the end should be read with cation, especially for those that have a toxic relationship with religion and often feel religious guilt. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship