Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Prima Facie by Suzie Miller

42 reviews

brightnessorlight's review against another edition

4.75

challenging informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

avoticat's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

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Excellent work, very moving. The pacing was excellent, and it was all very well-written. I liked that it was relatively non-linear in its storytelling, while also being divided right down the middle into a before-and-after that I feel so many survivors can relate to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Classism

Moderate: Self harm, Vomit, Medical content, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Minor: Drug use, Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic

This book is about the rape of a defence barrister by someone she knows.

it happens right in the middle of the book.

There are several peripheral crimes mentioned, due to her job as a barrister. This also takes place during the COVID pandemic, so there is occasional mention of this in throughout.

aislingbyrne_'s review against another edition

5.0

challenging informative reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Wow. I can’t even write a review because I’m feeling such a mix of emotions right now.

“One in three is a lot of women who have something to say.

Too many to ignore.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

Moderate: Vomit, Alcohol

emcampbel's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

nanirump's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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A thought provoking read on the complexities of sexual crimes within the legal system of two sides from the same woman. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Grief, Gaslighting

crystalmidnightmumslibrary's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

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This book was a challenging read, but a story that needs to be told and heard with 1 in 3 women relating to this violence. I could not put this book down as it was well written moving between past and present. The first half of the book was good at getting to know characters and feeling light even though we know what was to come. I also appreciated an insight into law process and lingo. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence

bethanyrh's review against another edition

3.0

challenging medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I knew how this book was going to end, but that didn’t make it any less of a kick in the guts to read.

I wish I could have enjoyed (is that the right word?) this book more. I feel like there was so much of the Before part of the book that the After section felt a bit short and rushed by comparison? Also, the lack of quotation marks meant that occasionally I was having to go back double check whether it was internal monologue or spoken dialogue

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence

Moderate: Gaslighting

Minor: Domestic abuse, Classism

lenaryn's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

flambingo's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

Moderate: Gaslighting

pau_la97's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit

Moderate: Misogyny, Violence

Minor: Physical abuse