Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of Warren Jeffs by Elissa Wall

3 reviews

freigruber's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Rape, Suicide, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Body shaming, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Sexual harassment

deepcurvesahead's review

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Incest

ticvoria_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

4.0

This was simultaneously a difficult read and not a difficult read. Elissa’s story is heartbreaking but told in a way that you can empathize with how she was feeling and understand the context of how growing up FLDS moulded the way she saw the world before leaving the cult.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide attempt