Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Appetite for Innocence by Lucinda Berry

15 reviews

alex_bousquet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

The girls definitely needed therapy to deal with the PTSD but was never even a thought after they were out of the hospital. The ending seemed anticlimactic 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Abortion, Confinement, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Trafficking

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Suicide attempt and Alcohol

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.75

Not a bad read from Lucinda Berry! The first two thirds of the book captured me a lot more than the final act. I did predict the gyst of what happened with Sarah and their situation, which took me out of it a bit. I felt it to be a pretty realistic portrayal of life during and after such traumatic events, especially for survivors so young. The twist at the end just didn't do it for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Rape, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Sexual violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Trafficking, Violence, Child death, and Confinement

Moderate: Drug use and Medical content

Minor: Suicide attempt and Self harm

hollyyym's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Rape, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Miscarriage, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Child abuse, Blood, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Death, Abortion, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, and Sexual violence

klpage's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

It touches on some dark topics so I would advise checking trigger warnings. 

It just didn’t have much intensity for me personally. Some of the writing regarding graphic natured parts were quite intense to read. 

Wasn’t for me. This was a buddy read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, Miscarriage, Self harm, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

angel6446mc's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The plot of the book was great! It was fairly face paced and you wanted to know what was going to happen next. The ending was a bit lackluster compared to the rest of book. There wasn’t enough for what happened to John. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Blood, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Body horror, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual violence, Death, and Stalking

hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.5

Very much felt like the plot of a Criminal Minds or SVU episode. I really disliked Ella’s mom,

I cannot fathom refusing to listen to a professional’s advice and actively ignoring your traumatized daughter’s pleads to not make her live with someone who idolized their shared abuser. Ella should have punched Petra as soon as she called her “our mom”.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Abortion, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Confinement, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, and Physical abuse

Stockholm Syndrome isn’t a tag but definitely is involved heavily in this book, with a character basically romanticizing her trauma and abuse.

mackenzieotlowski's review against another edition

dark 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Grief, Gore, Rape, Murder, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Trafficking, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Grief, Gore, Infertility, Abortion, Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Blood, Gun violence, Miscarriage, and Medical trauma

check tags for trigger warnings

bcashton22's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

Lucinda berry is slowly becoming my favorite author. This was a solid 4.5 stars. I really liked the dual POV and that you got to see the current and past situation from both girls. A very sad but very good read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Sexual violence, and Self harm

justkeyreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion and Rape

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Trafficking, Drug use, and Miscarriage

Minor: Alcoholism

lovelydeadgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Gun violence, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Trafficking