Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Those Girls by Chevy Stevens

42 reviews

sharonreads24's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.0

My first Chevy Stevens book. This was a raw, descriptive, gritty, realistic thriller. At time very hard to read about. Child abuse, and sexual assault/violence, death of a loved one are in this story. This story revolves around 3 girls Jamy, Dani, and Courtney who live with their abusive father after their mother dies. They were in foster care at some point and don’t want to go back. After their father is killed they go on the run to evade foster care. While on the run they get stranded and have to face two bad boys that won’t take no for an answer but They finally escape. The 2nd part of the book jumps ahead in their future life, with points of views from not only Jamy but also her daughter Skyler, and finally Dani.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

hehashcraft's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

1.0

Gross, unnecessary, characters are not believable. Did not enjoy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

on_your_raedar's review against another edition

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? Yes

4.5

This was a reread for me. I wanted to work through Stevens' backlog officially on Storygraph, not sure why but I needed it 😂 Anyway, this is the first "fun" read I read after finishing my master's degree and I flew through it in less than 24 hours. I couldn't put it down. It restarted my reading for fun instead of school and has always stuck with me. 

You follow 3 sisters as they are abused at home, run away, and are abused by strangers, then start a new life in a new city. It's a book that requires you to check the trigger warnings first but it's such a good read. The writing is engaging and the story is paced beautifully. One of my favorite Chevy books for sure. It doesn't have a traditional Chevy twist but I don't think it needed it, the story is the story. 

Its a challenging reread because I found myself waiting for the rougher parts and putting the book down to avoid them a little longer but the story still pulled me in and I read the entire thing in about 4 sittings. It was a great way to finish out January 2024. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Pedophilia, Self harm, Torture, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

princess_marie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Deadnaming, Drug use, Blood, Excrement, and Pregnancy

laaa5422's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

definitely triggering throughout the entire book…idk the story had potential but it was repetitive to me…wasn’t really engaging

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

morgannayman's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

kculbreath's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

Geez. This one was rough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Alcohol

cassiereadsbooks_'s review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Pregnancy

af666014's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

cmdunstan's review

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder