Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

18 reviews

deetabz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, Violence, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Homophobia, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Death of parent, Confinement, Car accident, Dementia, Gaslighting, and Grief

Minor: Infidelity, Incest, and Alcohol

shesflippinpages's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Medical content, Medical trauma, Body horror, Homophobia, Grief, Sexism, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence

Minor: Dementia and Classism

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Fascinating yet sickening, this book is like a derailed train…you just can’t help but to keep looking even when you feel like you should turn away. The plot of the story is unbelievable on purpose, because who ever thinks they’re going to be attacked by a serial killer. I liked the two different perspectives but found the shifting timeline confusing from time to time and I had to check the chapter heading and make sure I knew where I was in time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Murder, Sexual violence, Torture, Child abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Gore, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Stalking, Violence, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault

sunshinemonarch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.25

I live in feminicide capital. Idk why i did this to myself. 
Narrative’s hard and often frustrating to follow. Topics are either too focussed on body issues or too frustrating to follow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Grief, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Death, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Homophobia, and Dementia

honeybeewitched87's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Misogyny, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Bullying, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gun violence, Cursing, Death, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, and Rape

imstephtacular's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexism, Blood, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence, Mental illness, Body shaming, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Classism, Cursing, Sexual content, Dementia, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Fatphobia, Sexual harassment, and Alcohol

Minor: War, Vomit, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gun violence, Racism, Kidnapping, Incest, Religious bigotry, Stalking, and Physical abuse

micasreads's review against another edition

4.0

Two women's lives are devastated when the same serial killer kills the women they care for. Pamela is the person in charge of her sorority when the unthinkable happens. She hears someone running upstairs and tracks their movements until they are at the front door and she realizes he is a stranger. She is the only living witness to the damage the serial killer brings. Tina has been looking for the man who she believes murdered her girlfriend. Together they look for the evidence to make the killer pay finally. 

 

This book is based on the killings and timeline of "America's Sex Killer." The main focus of this novel is the murders of Florida State University and the murders at Lake Sammamish State Park. The author does well with the timeline and what is proven or believed to have happened to the women.  I also applaud the fact that the author never uses the killer's name, he has been mentioned enough. She merely calls him The Defendant throughout the book. This is a slow burn of a book with moments of writing that made me stop and re-read a paragraph. There are also times in this book when the contempt the characters feel toward the killer shines through their witty remarks and biting sarcasm. These women saw the killer for exactly what he was…a coward with mommy issues who just happened to be good-looking. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Dementia, Death, Homophobia, and Murder

Minor: Violence, Body shaming, and Death of parent

noladawnreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Minor: Gun violence, Eating disorder, Incest, and Suicide