Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

566 reviews

tiffy22's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

Amazing story! Really hard to read at some points, but the characters were so thoroughly written about deeply. I couldn't put it down. I'm not sure on the ending though! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Incest

jkimbro3's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

missb1234's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape

lavienne's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Dementia, Infertility, Terminal illness, Abandonment, Animal death, Miscarriage, Blood, and Cancer

tessroth's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? Yes

3.75

Had this one on the shelf for a while. The author made me feel like I was at a cabin in the woods in summertime, which I enjoyed. Subject matter high key dark though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Cancer, and Child death

Minor: Miscarriage and Terminal illness

lusignank's review against another edition

dark

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Incest, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Miscarriage

kmart29's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

francesca_scott's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Incest, and Sexual assault

Minor: Pedophilia

mpacer's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

So beautifully written — the prose outweighs the heavy subject matter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

kelsharr's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Child death

Moderate: Sexual assault and Death

Minor: Suicide, Terminal illness, and Miscarriage