Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Contacto de Emergencia by Mary H.K. Choi

9 reviews

ghost_of_october's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

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

3.25

I read that a lot of people don’t like Penny for her personality, but I really like her for all of the same reasons. She’s hypercritical and hypocritical, selfish and protective, romantic but cynical—she judges others for their faults and isn’t very aware of her own. But that makes her very human to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Abortion

This does touch on experiences with S/A and child neglect/abuse, as well as mental illness such as depression. Please be cautious.

alerasaul0's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Child abuse

She grows a lot and I can have some empathy for the fact that there's trauma there and she's very much still a teenager but Penny is kind of insufferable.

chris_reads's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape

Moderate: Child abuse, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

Minor: Addiction, Miscarriage, and Alcohol

btwnprintedpgs's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Drug use and Racism

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

TW: mentions of HP, on-page panic attack, use of the word "spazz" to describe unattractive behaviour, alcoholism, racism, pregnancy scare, rape, jokes about the use of swastikas and images of Juggalos as decor, smoking, underage drinking, drug use (off-page, weed overdose), toxic relationship

sara_olivia's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse and Alcoholism

ava_jane's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Racism

Moderate: Child abuse, Eating disorder, and Panic attacks/disorders

allylund9's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

2.0

I thought the characters and the way they talked/acted to be very unlikeable, and I never really got invested.  . The language has also  aged pretty badly, (as it is written with a lot of internet slang and pop culture references) I cannot imagine how difficult it will be to read in a couple years.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Rape, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

alymarsh's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

3.5

This book takes you on a journey of love and loss and everything in between. A cute journey of a start of a realationship where they can rely on the person to just listen and be there. At the end of the book I was to the point screaming for them to just go to therapy though please. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, Racism, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Car accident, Grief, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Child death and Islamophobia

cantfindmybookmark's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, and Alcoholism

Minor: Child abuse and Miscarriage