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Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson

56 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

srosnik's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I’m give this a solid, it’s okay rating. Good enough to keep me interested, not good enough where I’m going to remember it and think about it in the future. I was expecting a lot better from the tagline, “Mary B. Addison killed a baby. Allegedly.” The ending was decent but not absolutely mind blowing good, it was just okay for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Child death, Child abuse, and Rape

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

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

misha_ali's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.0

This was really enjoyable. The characters are set up well, are interesting and give a sufficiently complex portrayal of people who are on various sides of legality, as well as painting a distressing but organic picture of juvenile homes and the neglect faced by their occupants. I was all-in for a five-star rating for this one until the end twist, which bothered me and once I thought about it, it's because it completely flips the established dynamic and characterization established in the remaining 98% of the book. An excellent debut but I wish we'd committed to the characterization rather than go for the plot twist.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Child death

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

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

zolife's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Wow. That’s really all I can say about this book. As a romantasy, romance, and thriller reader I picked this book up on a recommendation and boy am I glad I did. I thought I knew exactly what I was getting into but…just read it! Pay attention to trigger warnings! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Vomit

This is a heavy read but a very transformative experience.

aly97's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Confinement, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Gore and Drug use

Minor: Abortion

krisc1989's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Grief, Death, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Abandonment, and Infidelity