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jaclyn_sixminutesforme's review against another edition
4.0
This was a really solid and compelling narrative, a #metoo in the context of a private school - lots of important discussions and the multiple perspectives really value added to this! I flew through this.
aukward's review against another edition
3.0
*I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*
3.5 stars. This books’ message is extremely important especially in today’s society where adults (and teens themselves) can hypersexualize young adults. This book was well-researched and thorough. It feels strange saying this, but in terms of a novel, it didn’t feel like there was any rising action. Ben’s storyline also felt like a useless plot device and his dialogue was stale and cheesy. Overall, an important read.
3.5 stars. This books’ message is extremely important especially in today’s society where adults (and teens themselves) can hypersexualize young adults. This book was well-researched and thorough. It feels strange saying this, but in terms of a novel, it didn’t feel like there was any rising action. Ben’s storyline also felt like a useless plot device and his dialogue was stale and cheesy. Overall, an important read.
inkedbookdragon's review against another edition
4.0
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Wow! What a book! These Violent Delights is intense. It focuses on subjects that most people would shy away from. The author didn't shy away from anything. Instead, she paraded it around in from of the readers.
This book felt as though it was taken directly from the headlines. What does a school do when one of their own turns out to be a predator? Do they remove the monster or do they sweep the issue under the rug and pretend it never happened? How are the victims treated? What happens when the school in question is full of the children of the rich and powerful? All these were addressed in this book.
Thank you Netgalley and Griffith Moon Publishing for giving me a ecopy of this book in exchange for an honest review. It was very well written and maintained a decent speed. The characters developed nicely. It was a beautiful piece of work and I would love to read more by the author. I am giving this book Four Stars because it was very well done but I had to stop and set it aside at times because of the subject matter.
InkedBookDragon
Wow! What a book! These Violent Delights is intense. It focuses on subjects that most people would shy away from. The author didn't shy away from anything. Instead, she paraded it around in from of the readers.
This book felt as though it was taken directly from the headlines. What does a school do when one of their own turns out to be a predator? Do they remove the monster or do they sweep the issue under the rug and pretend it never happened? How are the victims treated? What happens when the school in question is full of the children of the rich and powerful? All these were addressed in this book.
Thank you Netgalley and Griffith Moon Publishing for giving me a ecopy of this book in exchange for an honest review. It was very well written and maintained a decent speed. The characters developed nicely. It was a beautiful piece of work and I would love to read more by the author. I am giving this book Four Stars because it was very well done but I had to stop and set it aside at times because of the subject matter.
InkedBookDragon
bookdingo's review against another edition
4.0
Women and journalism in 2017, am I right? This book reminded me oh so faintly of Young Jane Young in which the actions of an arrogant man can serve to turn media against whomever gets in the man’s way. Also akin to YJY, this book focuses on the perspectives of the women only and how a sexual assault story affects these women in the months following the editorial’s debut. As suggested with the title, expect things to go from dark to darker to Holy shit WHAT did she do?!?! This book was timely with strong women at the helm. No complaints here!
snazzybooks's review against another edition
4.0
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These Violent Delights is a deep, multi-faceted novel which touches upon a very emotive issues: teacher relationships (of a sexual nature) with pupils.
This subject matter is, of course, very pertinent to today’s issues, and though it might not be right to say it is an ‘enjoyable’ read, I did nevertheless enjoy it as it was engagingly written and very interesting. There was plenty of suspense, but it wasn’t a mystery because the reader knows from the beginning what has happened to certain people and who did this to them, but you’re never sure if Dr Copeland is going to get what he deserves - and, as the novel goes on, more and more of the teacher in question's behaviour is revealed.
These Violent Delights is an interesting - and at times, shocking too - read and I found it made me consider how I'd react to this, both as a young impressionable girl still at school and also as an adult, knowing how topical this issue is today. It's easy to see why someone very young would not know how to react, but not at all easy to see why the school in question would not take more direct and immediate action.
The story incorporates developments from a journalistic perspective and from the perspective of the victims themselves which I thought was really impactful. Both accounts are horrifying in their own way - we learn of some of the awful responses the public, school and other people have to the story breaking, and of course learning more about the calculated grooming by Dr Copeland himself is also really disturbing. The story presents everything in a realistic way and at some parts the story really hits home. I would recommend this to anyone looking for an interesting, thought-provoking read.
Many thanks to Griffith Moon Publishing for providing a copy of this novel on which I chose to write an honest and unbiased review.
These Violent Delights is a deep, multi-faceted novel which touches upon a very emotive issues: teacher relationships (of a sexual nature) with pupils.
This subject matter is, of course, very pertinent to today’s issues, and though it might not be right to say it is an ‘enjoyable’ read, I did nevertheless enjoy it as it was engagingly written and very interesting. There was plenty of suspense, but it wasn’t a mystery because the reader knows from the beginning what has happened to certain people and who did this to them, but you’re never sure if Dr Copeland is going to get what he deserves - and, as the novel goes on, more and more of the teacher in question's behaviour is revealed.
These Violent Delights is an interesting - and at times, shocking too - read and I found it made me consider how I'd react to this, both as a young impressionable girl still at school and also as an adult, knowing how topical this issue is today. It's easy to see why someone very young would not know how to react, but not at all easy to see why the school in question would not take more direct and immediate action.
The story incorporates developments from a journalistic perspective and from the perspective of the victims themselves which I thought was really impactful. Both accounts are horrifying in their own way - we learn of some of the awful responses the public, school and other people have to the story breaking, and of course learning more about the calculated grooming by Dr Copeland himself is also really disturbing. The story presents everything in a realistic way and at some parts the story really hits home. I would recommend this to anyone looking for an interesting, thought-provoking read.
Many thanks to Griffith Moon Publishing for providing a copy of this novel on which I chose to write an honest and unbiased review.
tiffanyylizz's review against another edition
5.0
I received a copy of this novel via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
“The fact that we worry more about the damage to a potential abuser’s or rapist’s reputation than we do about a child or teenage victim has dire consequences for all of us and our society.“
As someone who has suffered at the hands of a serial sexual abuser, this novel spoke to me on so many levels. It made me feel things I have not felt in years. Fears became real again and thoughts of what could I have done differently? So needless to say, there are triggers here for anyone who has encountered such things.
I believe the author perfectly described the viewpoints of victims and the effects of the world around them with their unwarranted opinions of your sexual abuse. I do not think you will find a novel out there that you will be able to relate to as much as this one.
It is a real, modern day story set it LA with fully relatable characters. It is fiction but for so many women it is real life. If you yourself have never been a victim of sexual abuse I believe it is an eye opener and would be a beneficial read to all.
“The fact that we worry more about the damage to a potential abuser’s or rapist’s reputation than we do about a child or teenage victim has dire consequences for all of us and our society.“
As someone who has suffered at the hands of a serial sexual abuser, this novel spoke to me on so many levels. It made me feel things I have not felt in years. Fears became real again and thoughts of what could I have done differently? So needless to say, there are triggers here for anyone who has encountered such things.
I believe the author perfectly described the viewpoints of victims and the effects of the world around them with their unwarranted opinions of your sexual abuse. I do not think you will find a novel out there that you will be able to relate to as much as this one.
It is a real, modern day story set it LA with fully relatable characters. It is fiction but for so many women it is real life. If you yourself have never been a victim of sexual abuse I believe it is an eye opener and would be a beneficial read to all.
the_bookubus's review against another edition
2.0
The subject matter of this book is very important and also very topical with all the sexual harassment stories in the news recently, but I don't think this book brought anything new or interesting to the discussion. From the premise I thought this would be set on campus and that the student comes forward with allegations of sexual harassment while she is still at school, which I thought could be really interesting, but that was not the case. It actually takes place some years later and was more like a news story as we follow the main character deciding to bring her story to the public, and what follows from then is very predictable and as you would probably imagine a story like this playing out. This could have still been an interesting read if the characters were written better but unfortunately they were very flat and cliched. The fact that a character with tattoos and dyed hair is the one with mental issues is such a lazy stereotype it's insulting. I read the whole book so I could review it fairly but I really had to force myself at times to get through it. I felt that certain parts of the story were interesting and could have been expanded upon, whereas other parts should have been edited down. Overall I didn't think this was an enjoyable or an important read.
foreveryoungadult's review against another edition
Graded By: Stephanie
Cover Story: A Rose By Any Other Name
BFF Charm: Let Me Love You x2
Swoonworthy Scale: -100 x Yuck
Talky Talk: Spotlight-Lite
Bonus Factors: Healing
Anti-Bonus Factors: Online Trolls, Awful Grownups
Relationship Status: Advocate
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Cover Story: A Rose By Any Other Name
BFF Charm: Let Me Love You x2
Swoonworthy Scale: -100 x Yuck
Talky Talk: Spotlight-Lite
Bonus Factors: Healing
Anti-Bonus Factors: Online Trolls, Awful Grownups
Relationship Status: Advocate
Read the full book report here.
abookwormwithwine's review against another edition
4.0
4 ⭐️ to this incredibly moving read.
My reviews can also be seen at https://readingbetweenwinessite.wordpress.com
I have to start out by saying that the cover of this book is gorgeous, and I'm sure it will look even better in person. That simple fact is what initially drew me to this book.
The subject matter of this book is incredibly relevant right now (#MeToo anyone?) and [b:These Violent Delights|36164190|These Violent Delights|Victoria Namkung|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1504290644s/36164190.jpg|57774329] gets straight to the point. The book focuses on 3 women that have had a relationship with a teacher at the private school that they went to, and one investigative reporter that is helping tell the world the story.
I don't want to say too much because I think it is best to read this book for yourself, but abuse is something that really makes me angry and we need books like this one to "get the word out" so to speak. I think it is incredibly important that girls and women alike understand that it is SO important not to stay silent when you have been abused. So many women say nothing and live in hell for the rest of their lives thinking they somehow brought it upon themselves. I know it can happen to men and boys as well, but this book is definitely more focused towards the women. That is not to say this book is bashing men either, but rather making you aware of what it is like for women that get abused as children or as adults.
This book read like a nonfiction book for me which made it even more moving than it already was. There was also a bit of humor as well which was a nice respite from the heavy subject matter.
The only thing I did not like about this book (and why I couldn't rate it past a 4) is because the dialogue in this book is incredibly confusing. I seem to be the only person that had an issue with this, but the way the author wrote the dialogue out made it very hard for me to understand who was speaking at times and it was very frustrating.
Other than that this book was hard-hitting, and the writing was easy for me to get into.
*This book is going to be published on 11/07/2017*
*Special thanks to NetGalley and Griffith Moon Publishing for providing me with an electronic ARC of this book. My review is completely honest and unbiased
My reviews can also be seen at https://readingbetweenwinessite.wordpress.com
I have to start out by saying that the cover of this book is gorgeous, and I'm sure it will look even better in person. That simple fact is what initially drew me to this book.
The subject matter of this book is incredibly relevant right now (#MeToo anyone?) and [b:These Violent Delights|36164190|These Violent Delights|Victoria Namkung|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1504290644s/36164190.jpg|57774329] gets straight to the point. The book focuses on 3 women that have had a relationship with a teacher at the private school that they went to, and one investigative reporter that is helping tell the world the story.
I don't want to say too much because I think it is best to read this book for yourself, but abuse is something that really makes me angry and we need books like this one to "get the word out" so to speak. I think it is incredibly important that girls and women alike understand that it is SO important not to stay silent when you have been abused. So many women say nothing and live in hell for the rest of their lives thinking they somehow brought it upon themselves. I know it can happen to men and boys as well, but this book is definitely more focused towards the women. That is not to say this book is bashing men either, but rather making you aware of what it is like for women that get abused as children or as adults.
This book read like a nonfiction book for me which made it even more moving than it already was. There was also a bit of humor as well which was a nice respite from the heavy subject matter.
The only thing I did not like about this book (and why I couldn't rate it past a 4) is because the dialogue in this book is incredibly confusing. I seem to be the only person that had an issue with this, but the way the author wrote the dialogue out made it very hard for me to understand who was speaking at times and it was very frustrating.
Other than that this book was hard-hitting, and the writing was easy for me to get into.
*This book is going to be published on 11/07/2017*
*Special thanks to NetGalley and Griffith Moon Publishing for providing me with an electronic ARC of this book. My review is completely honest and unbiased
mells_view's review against another edition
4.0
These Violent Delights is a poignant story of three women who were sexually assaulted in the past, by a well loved English professor from their all girls private school, Windemere. In the present they come forward with their stories. The stories are gripping, and a very REALISTIC look at how a predator seeks out, grooms, and abuses a victim. It's also an all too real story of the failures of our justice system. Victoria Namkung does a fantastic job combining relevant message with entertaining story.
This story as a whole highlights the failure of our culture surrounding sexual assault. The shaming and blaming of victims. Raising young women to think that being assaulted is ok or their fault. That being sexually assaulted is a shame they should keep private. It is an extremely relevant story, and I hate giving it less than five stars because of that, BUT even though this story was told in multiple POV's I never really felt connected to any of the characters. Even though each characters stories were extremely emotional, outside of them it was hard to connect.
Do I think this book is a game changer? Yes. I think young women/people should read this, because it could make them feel brave, and realize that they are not alone. I think they should read this because it could open up their eyes to what they may have been naive to before. I think that this book gives a reality that is hard, but is REAL.
This book may cause tears. It may cause anger. You may even feel happy. It's worth every emotion.
https://instagram.com/p/BafFOSsACO6/
^Check out a fan edit I made on Instagram!
*ARC from NetGalley*
This story as a whole highlights the failure of our culture surrounding sexual assault. The shaming and blaming of victims. Raising young women to think that being assaulted is ok or their fault. That being sexually assaulted is a shame they should keep private. It is an extremely relevant story, and I hate giving it less than five stars because of that, BUT even though this story was told in multiple POV's I never really felt connected to any of the characters. Even though each characters stories were extremely emotional, outside of them it was hard to connect.
Do I think this book is a game changer? Yes. I think young women/people should read this, because it could make them feel brave, and realize that they are not alone. I think they should read this because it could open up their eyes to what they may have been naive to before. I think that this book gives a reality that is hard, but is REAL.
This book may cause tears. It may cause anger. You may even feel happy. It's worth every emotion.
https://instagram.com/p/BafFOSsACO6/
^Check out a fan edit I made on Instagram!
*ARC from NetGalley*