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Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson

64 reviews

evelynnnn33333's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Violence, Blood, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Child abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

katyannreads's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Grief, Mental illness, Death, and Child abuse

brittonmc1221's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Child death, Death of parent, Bullying, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

sierrabowers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was a great read. I didn’t know it was a story written from the point of view of an unreliable narrator until later in the book. When I finally realized, the entire book seemed to shift into something else entirely. It also made me realize how easy it is for manipulation to occur without even realizing it. This story uncovers horrors of the justice system and uncomfortable truths as well. I encourage everyone to read but caution because there is mention of child death. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Vomit, Child death, Sexual content, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Racial slurs, Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was upsetting, especially the ending. It was also psychologically believable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Blood, Colonisation, Confinement, Animal death, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, Classism, Death, Homophobia, Incest, Abandonment, Abortion, Murder, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, and Infidelity

sp00ky_girl28's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Homophobia

imanin10's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

3.5. I was not expecting that ending. Just like all the other reviews I should have braced myself but this was my second Tiffany Jackson book so I was still trying to figure her out. I was intrigued for most of the book but I think I got a little lost on the plot sometimes. I just feel kind of empty now and I need a follow up on what happened next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Abortion, Blood, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Child death

majkentheginger's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Murder, Violence, and Child abuse

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Alcoholism

jrascoe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Mary is a strong, well written character. Great story telling. You will root for her & cry for her. The system failed her but she wants better for herself & her future baby.

she actually did kill Alyssa! But when you find out why she did, a part of you will still feel for her. But talk about a surprise ending! The abuse she faced & resulting trauma makes you cry for her, but also hope that she will still be a good mom to her own "bean".

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Animal death, and Bullying

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Vomit

kaerene's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Tiffany D. Jackson’s books never fail to leave me speechless at the end. All that is going through my head as I try to type out this review is “Oh. Wow.” 

Tiffany does an amazing job of taking hard hitting topics such as juvenile detention centers, group homes, foster homes, teen pregnancy, mental illness and other social justice issues (just to name a few in this book) and she weaves it into a story that is not only deep and compelling but has twists and turns with every chapter that you just don’t see coming. And specifically with Allegedly, she does an amazing job with the unreliable narrator which is not my favorite character trope/POV in books. The way she weaves the plot with what we’re learning and seeing through the main character’s (flawed) eyes and choices that they make, never fails to amaze me and I’m so sad to have finished all of the books she has written as of now (that I currently know of). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Racism, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy