Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Girls before Earls - Alte Geheimnisse und neue Skandale: Roman by Lex Croucher

301 reviews

imbananasfordananas's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

imchelsi's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, and Grief

mariethelibrarian's review against another edition

funny mysterious reflective slow-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

4.5

I really enjoyed the topics, the dialogue and the wit! I also like the setting and background and a lot of the characters! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault

wackly93's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Racism

booloney's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny fast-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

3.75

Lots of pop culture references and a good finding yourself book. Trigger warning though.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual assault

alyssanicolette's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted 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

Georgiana's story and her development through the novel was great. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

cleotheo's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Grief, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Rape and Slavery

of_fantasy_and_fibre's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Racism

scjasmine04's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective medium-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? Yes

3.0

Okay. The first word that comes to mind. I do feel as if this literally was just a more PG version of Bridgerton.  Understandably the story is from Georgiana’s perspective, however I wish you could’ve seen more of some of the other characters like Jonathon, Cecily and  Jane. Their backstories or at least a few more interaction with them would have made the story more interesting. The side characters didn’t feel fleshed out and were just “trope personalities” instead. I would recommend for a lighthearted read, although the book takes a dark turn at the end (which I don’t think was entirely necessary and I kind of wish the book had gone in a different direction. It kind of felt a bit like a scape goat situation, and should’ve been either addressed more deeply  - delving more into the power imbalance between men and women in this age - or removed entirely. It just seemed out of place given the lighthearted comical tone of the rest of the book). If you want to read a bridgerton version of mean girls, this is the book for you. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

phippa's review against another edition

funny lighthearted 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

4.5

Good vibes all round 
+ the balance of modernisation and historical accuracy was good imo. Didn’t take away from it
+ characters were very real and felt like I understood them 
+ complexities of female friendship in the face of 19th century patriarchy was really well done 
+ romance sub plot was fun

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Drug use, Racism, Rape, and Toxic friendship