Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Those Girls by Chevy Stevens

12 reviews

stormagedon's review

I found the plot to be predictable and was no longer invested in the character arcs and hwo the story would resolve. I read all I needed to to get the point. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Torture, Domestic abuse, Violence, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexism, Self harm, Misogyny, Death, Kidnapping, Rape, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, and Addiction

Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

opplecopter's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Confinement, Murder, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Blood, and Rape

Moderate: Pregnancy, Cursing, and Drug use

alyssa_aguirre's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual violence, Torture, and Rape

mblanke's review

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? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Death, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Grief

Minor: Drug use, Alcohol, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic relationship

saraavowlerr's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Violence, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Torture

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

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

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

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

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

bookishchaos's review

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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Stayed up until 2am to finish this. Check trigger warnings before reading this. The story is VERY upsetting, and that ending literally destroyed me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse and Physical abuse

Minor: Pregnancy

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