Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Yellow Wife by Sadeqa Johnson

61 reviews

craftyanty's review

dark 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? No

3.75

A heartbreaking but hopeful story... 
This book definitely kept my attention as the writing and the narrator were excellent.  Could've easily gotten 4 stars, but the epilogue felt like the author was rushing to tie things up. 
Overall, though, a great book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence and Violence

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Vomit, and War

Minor: Animal death

valeriabee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

kdippel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Body horror, Confinement, Torture, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Murder, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, and Hate crime

Moderate: Blood, Trafficking, Torture, Rape, Racial slurs, Racism, and Pregnancy

nateysmama's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Slavery

abbie_reads_books's review

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Violence, Racial slurs, Racism, and Slavery

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Rape

simpleexplorations's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Death of parent and Kidnapping

booksbykb's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Racism, Rape, Racial slurs, and Physical abuse

roemsy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Incredibly well-written and heartbreaking. The content warnings are abundant with this one. I was moved to tears. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gore, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

carolinebrooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, Slavery, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Blood, Excrement, and Vomit