Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Contacto de Emergencia by Mary H.K. Choi

68 reviews

mels_reading_log's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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

4.0

I love an angst filled friends to lovers novel and this book perfectly scratched that itch. The main characters are two total weirdos who bond through texts after they realize neither one of them has anyone to rely on in an emergency situation. The only thing I didn’t like about this book is the ending. I wanted it to keep going a few more chapters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Addiction, Pregnancy, and Mental illness

missymaus's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Addiction, Sexual assault, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

galliexyc's review against another edition

funny sad fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Fatphobia, Abortion, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Racism, Eating disorder, and Rape

Minor: Sexual content

joycerosereads's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

jaylee_books's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Rape

Minor: Alcohol, Racism, and Alcoholism

haleymourer's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Abortion

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.

hannahshriver5's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy and Sexual assault

Moderate: Toxic relationship

raegoetz's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Sexual assault

ericadawson's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

This is the first romcom/contemporary I've picked up in years. I was pleasantly surprised!

My own gripes were some details that were a bit too gross for me and the age difference between Penny and Sam. Sam's mentioning at least twice that Penny was young (he is 21) bothered me a lot, to the point that this book lost some points. It's weird. Penny could have been 19 and I don't think I would have cared.

But otherwise, the characters here are very earnest, honest, and loveable--all of them. While Penny still seems as though she deals with internalized misogyny considering how she views her mother, I appreciate that it wasn't something that went totally unresolved. At the same time, she came across as slut shamey in some parts. 

I liked Sam more than I expected. I actually preferred him to Penny in many cases. Sam felt like his conflicts (both internal and external) were more real earlier on.

over I enjoyed this. The real score is 3.7 stars.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault