Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Those Girls by Chevy Stevens

23 reviews

kmwelch's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was really really heavy and should have a HUGE content warnings on it. ⚠️ Rape, kidnapping, physical abuse⚠️ 

The first part of the book, though heavy, was really good and incredibly tense. If the book had continued with part 1 I think I would have give it a higher rating.

The second part of the book, to me felt incredibly improbable and would never happen in real life so it was hard to read and actually care. 

Overall this book was good, but could have been better for part 2.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, and Kidnapping

bosy369's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.25

I loved the girls hated sky and how she could be so ungrateful to her mom 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

luurenee's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

taylorhoward8313's review

challenging dark emotional sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Murder

ekmook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

emilyepew's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

While this was a good book, I don't think it is responsible of me to give it more than 3 stars. The main reason for this is that even though it uses the whole "past coming back to haunt them" trope, the way this is done feels somewhat irresponsible and exploitative. The past that comes back to haunt our three main characters is

murdering their abusive father, then being captured and brutally sexually assaulted. Eventually, one of the sisters and her niece end up being re-captured and assaulted by the same men in the same town, which ends with the sister being murdered by one of the men

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All of this feels extremely like an irresponsible way to use this typical thriller trope. Their victimization history should not be used this way. It should not be framed as something that will catch up with them eventually. And to put them in a situation to make the same decisions and lead them back to that situation feels like a lazy way to engage with the idea of being re-victimized. 

Overall, while I understand what the book is trying to do, I feel like it was done irresponsibly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Murder

Minor: Drug abuse and Suicidal thoughts

rohnstrong's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

DUDE.

How have I slept on Chevy Stevens for all these years?! This book was textbook suspense. The characters were so well developed. The writing short, succinct. There wasn’t a single word there that didn’t need to be. The structure was brilliant, taking us to the past, future, through two POV’s.

Brilliant. Lovely. I’m an instant fan.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

autumnwhite's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

oliviamichelle_'s review against another edition

dark hopeful sad slow-paced

• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Pregnancy

cathandpepper's review

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

The content that I’d warn people about comes very early in the book and was very shocking. The story developed into more of a thriller rather than a book centered around the violence. I thought the violent portions were written thoughtfully and weren’t described in too much detail, which I appreciated. It shed a light on the tragedy without glorifying it, which I thought was very respectful. That being said, I thought the book was good but wouldn’t recommend it to people just due to the content.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence