Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson

50 reviews

jennanickle's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Medical content, Classism, Sexual assault, Abortion, Rape, Racism, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Infertility, Grief, and Miscarriage

itschelseaw's review

emotional 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? It's complicated

3.5

A moving story of a teenaged girl and a newly married woman and how they have to bend to fit society’s expectations for them after they fall in love. One leads to a secretive house for unwed pregnant girls, the other to a different society that ostracizes her due to her skin color.
I was invested in their two stories and my heart broke for both of them at various points. A solid book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual assault

frenandjen's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic relationship, Racism, Pregnancy, Medical content, Infertility, Racial slurs, Child death, Blood, Abortion, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Slavery, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

l6zarras's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

Beautiful audio book! Heart breaking story that ties together beautifully at the end

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Moderate: Sexual assault

hudsononaux's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Infertility, Abandonment, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Racism, and Medical content

Moderate: Confinement, Police brutality, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

daniber's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Abortion, Infertility, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Classism, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Child abuse, and Grief

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Blood, and Bullying

hannahglenn's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Abortion, and Pregnancy

ems_rxlibrary's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and Infertility

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Sexual content, Rape, and Suicide

thissagreads's review

challenging reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

There were times that book moved slower than I’d like, and I felt that the characters held back in moments they could’ve spoken up about, but that’s the 50’s & 60’s unfortunately. Because the book is historical fiction, there was some insight and knowledge gained about the old catholic boarding houses for pregnant girls (including the coercive tactics). I think I wanted more happy for both characters, and at the I got that nice “happy ending” plot twist, but it wasn’t enough. 

Ruby becomes the doctor she dreamed of, while Eleanor raises her baby unbeknownst to the both of them.

 
All in all, I thought the story was a fresh perspective with the 2 character perspectives.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Racism, and Child abuse

Minor: Racial slurs and Abandonment

Ruby got pregnant by a white Jewish boy who’s mom offered her a scholarship for college if Ruby cuts off communication with her son, AND must stay at a boarding house while pregnant, and then give her baby up for adoption. Mom keeps end of bargain so Ruby unknowingly gives her daughter up to Eleanor and her husband the elite William who’s well know in the black community in DC. Eleanor has already lost 3 babies -before the baby can be brought to term- and her mother-in-law suggests adoption from the boarding house to William unbeknownst to Eleanor- and William suggests it to Eleanor who says yes even though she’s riddles with guilt and shame for not being able to carry full term.

squintingqueen's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? No

4.75

This book definitely pulled at the heart strings and kept me in my feelings. The author did a great job of pulling me in and giving me a clear understanding of the thoughts and feelings of the characters.

It not only showed the struggles of race/colorism, it shows how opportunities and treatment differ based on class/wealth which isn't unusualunfortunately.

I appreciated the journey I was taken on while reading for sure.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Racism, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Infertility, Child abuse, and Classism