Reviews tagging 'Injury/Injury detail'

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

86 reviews

jettaparadis's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

4.0

The way the bonds between women are written, both within the sorority and otherwise is the reason I could not put this book down. It felt refreshing to not read about the deaf dent being cunning or smart. Men, and everyone, should read this 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Rape, and Body horror

herperfume's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Outside of a show like "I Survived," rarely are victims the center of true crime stories. And rarely do we follow them in the days, weeks, months, and years afterwards. We don't see how an event ripples through the immediate community of the victim. Bright Young Women does this. It also shines a light on why the families of some missing women don't report them as such. The fact that the author never uses the name of the perpetrator is a powerful move, even if it is obvious who it is supposed to be. Removing his name and focusing on the lives of the victims changes how we think of true crime and it's reporting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

ehoustonmyatt's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Torture, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Murder, and Sexual assault

mothie_girlie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Sexual violence, Grief, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Gaslighting

Minor: Eating disorder

delaneydunster's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Murder

casandra_lovealwaysbooks's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This is a book I’ll be thinking about for a while. It said a lot of what I’ve thought on this topic for a long time and I’m grateful it was written and that it was written in this way. 
To never use the defendant’s name was the best choice. To give names and voices to the women that have consistently been ignored in all of this, an even better one. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, and Gore

Minor: Eating disorder

realityczar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Lesbophobia, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Rape

Minor: Death of parent, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Incest, and Adult/minor relationship

edresbach's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Gore, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Grief, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Abandonment, and Gaslighting

rebeccadiv's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Sexual harassment, Rape, Torture, Grief, Body horror, Death, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Eating disorder and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Incest

alexflagg's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Dementia, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Murder, Sexism, and Homophobia

Minor: Body shaming, Incest, Eating disorder, and Forced institutionalization