Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston by Esme Symes-Smith

43 reviews

strawbrifieldsforever's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Deadnaming

Minor: Child abuse and Transphobia

purplepenning's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming and Transphobia

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Blood, and War

lit_with_lauren's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

anna_wa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Transphobia

Moderate: Sexism, Blood, Grief, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Self harm and Violence

bardicbramley's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Transphobia, and Abandonment

Moderate: Homophobia, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

spaceofspades's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.75

this book was so so fun and such a great story for the middle grade audience to hear!! I’m sure people will be able to learn a lot from watching Callie and their friends support each other!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child abuse

bluebell499's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Transphobia

Minor: Homophobia

paladinosaur's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

God this book is so good. I don’t think I’ve ever seen myself more in a protagonist, I wish I could send this book back to my 10 year old self because I know they’d just love it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Deadnaming, and Transphobia

Moderate: Child death

modernmatilda's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I am so happy books like these exist in the world; books full of hope and triump and honestly, kids putting rude adults in their place. The nonbinary, queer reb is off the charts and I loved that Callie was flawed too. I would have liked more sword fighting and dragons and less speeches, but I think that is maybe to come in other books. As another reviewer said "be prepared to spend the entire book mad at abusive men"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Transphobia

Moderate: Sexism

allisonmenck's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Transphobia