Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Women's War by Jenna Glass

4 reviews

em815ily's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

stijlwaters's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful slow-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: Sexism, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Infertility, Misogyny, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Physical abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Torture, Infidelity, and War

bookaddictellagershon's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Sexism, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Blood, Child death, Classism, Confinement, Death, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Deportation, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization

the_wendybirb's review

dark inspiring tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This was a self indulgent read for me, about women taking their own power in a patriarchal world. It can be rather ham-fisted and isn't subtle, but it was fun, and a book I plan on reading again the next time I'm frustrated about modern politics. :-)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, and Sexual assault