Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Those Girls by Chevy Stevens

13 reviews

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

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

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

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

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

haven_k's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

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

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

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