Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The New Girl by Jesse Q. Sutanto

2 reviews

magscheese's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

i really liked the book though as a highschooler i found some of the slang they used slightly outdated. overall i really loved the book so 5 stars!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Minor: Homophobia

there was a lot of dark stuff but tbh it’s still a good book.

nsfinch's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Okay, I think maybe Sutanto books aren't really for me. I really enjoyed DIAL A FOR AUNTIES, but the other two books of hers I've read are just too uncomfortable for me. It's hard to put my finger on what pushes it over the line, because I do enjoy a tense thriller sometimes, but maybe it's that Sutanto puts her characters in absolutely the most humiliating circumstances I can even imagine. The vicarious embarrassment is just too much. 

The audiobook narrator, Eunice Wong, was EXCELLENT. She did a great job capturing that teenage tone of voice for swooning or panicking or worrying or being goofy. But the story made me so uncomfortable I switched over to the print book so I could skim through it faster and get through the uncomfortable parts.

Content warning for intimate partner violence and lots and LOTS of racism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Racism