Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

I'm the Girl by Courtney Summers

16 reviews

reedandright's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Child abuse, Rape, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, Child death, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Incest, Domestic abuse, and Classism

ksamaine95's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Rape, Pedophilia, Murder, Child death, Violence, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death, Alcoholism, Car accident, and Adult/minor relationship

librarychristi's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexual assault

jamiesbookclub's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Child death, Grief, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Cancer and Terminal illness

grimdark_dad's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Murder, Grief, Alcohol, Death, Sexual assault, Classism, Rape, Sexism, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

neera_duke's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Not an easy read, but a necessary one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Death of parent, Child death, and Emotional abuse

abookandaspotoftea's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, Death of parent, Rape, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Classism, Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Car accident, and Gaslighting

theonlybaillie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Sexual content, Child death, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Alcoholism, Blood, Trafficking, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

The whole book is a TW honestly lol

bookmarkedbybecky's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Wow! This book is dark, bold, and masterfully written. I obsessively listened to every word - no warp speed 3x for this book. The power, greed, and obsession for beauty felt dirty.  As the reader, I knew where this privilege was headed, but it punched me in the gut nonetheless.  The consequences led to abuse which was misconstrued as power in its own right.  

In so many ways, the book broke my heart!  The raw display of how a naïve teenager was no match for a soulless predator played true to reality, giving me Jeffrey Epstein vibes.  This book covered many discussion-worthy topics, but the content won’t be for everyone -  physical, emotional, and sexual abuse of teenage girls.   

I loved Lori Prince’s narration.  She wholly captured Georgia: her naivety, teenage angst, and desire to be “seen” and loved.   Prince brought a hardness to the predators that invoked anger in me and softness and sometimes sweetness to Georgia and Nora that had me rooting for these two.  I highly recommend this format! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

aghoststory's review

dark emotional 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

3.0

There is one thing guaranteed from a Courtney Summers novel - it’s going to hurt.

I’M THE GIRL is no different. I actually had to take a few days before writing this review because I had a lot to think on. Honestly, I am not sure I have probably landed on what those thoughts are yet. Summers is never one to shy away from dark and difficult topics, and I love that about her work. In this latest release I knew it would be even more dark considering it is inspired by the exploitation and dangerous society young women live in (I believe this was inspired by the Jeffery Epstein case?) However, I am not sure I was prepared for just what awaited my reading experience.
 Following teen Georgia as she steps into the world of Aspera and faces the darkness that lies there is hard. As a reader, I struggled to understand her actions - her dependence on needing to be see as beautiful and perfect and worthy at her own cost. And it was hard to watch her be let down by those who were supposed to protect her over and over.. My mind kept going back to an earlier review I saw that stated something along the lines of Georgia just being a girl. She was still so young. I just wished her all the peace that girls deserve to grow up with.  

With themes of bodily autonomy and violence and the dangers of victim blaming I’M THE GIRL  is a brutal, raw, and unflinching dive into the patriarchal society we live in


Note: Please be mindful of your personal triggers with this book. I know it is categorized as YA but it has some graphic sexual violence for the genre. It has  A LOT of heavy content. 


*ARC was given by Wednesday Press for review

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Pedophilia