Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson

138 reviews

elle_szarka's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Child death

caidyn's review

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

Holy shit, this was fantastic. I didn't realise that this was her first book because it doesn't read like one. It's polished and great. Jackson is just an amazing author.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Confinement, and Mental illness

jasminealizae's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

1.0

Disappointing, but on par for this author. The amount of unnecessary trauma/drama thrown into this story left a bad taste in my mouth towards all Tiffany D. Jackson books. 

How much can I witness one character be dragged through before I can no longer suspend disbelief? 

Seems like she just enjoys torturing her characters. 

The amount of colorism, racism, fat shaming, ableism, false 'mental health' representation, abuse, mentions of rape and molestation, inappropriate sexual relationships, stereotypes, and just downright torture for shock value that took place in this book - disgusting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Biphobia, Child abuse, Confinement, Eating disorder, Gore, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Outing, Grief, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Incest, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Rape, Violence, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Torture, and Toxic friendship

sbri009's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Mental illness, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, and Sexual content

onarosebeam's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

3.5

⚠️ Trigger warnings: child death, child abuse, domestic abuse, sexual abuse, police brutality, abuse of authority

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, and Police brutality

Minor: Rape

bowlingforboots's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Child death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Confinement, Gaslighting, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, and Abortion

ksuazo94's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Child death, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Rape

Moderate: Grief, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Abandonment, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Confinement, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

zuzux's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Blood, and Child death

Minor: Child abuse, Vomit, Violence, and Suicidal thoughts

sugarcainn's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, and Child abuse

jamiee_f's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Holy shit. I just finished this book and...wow what a twisted story! What a web of trauma and neglect that highlights how the system works to keep people oppressed, while simultaneously having several very sick people at the center of everything! Oh my god!

From the beginning

I was sympathetic to Mary, and I was rooting for her as she worked with Miss Cora and Clara, as she splintered from Ted, as she fought for her baby. But then to have that turned on its head at the very last moment, with the reveal that Mary DID give the baby some of her pills! Jaw dropping. But even with that revelation, the author has done such a masterful job of creating this world that I understood why 9 year old Mary would make that choice and how things ended up as they did. Dealing with her mother, finding her brother, fending off Ray and then seeing him die, all of these things shaped her. 

While the novel ends with a note of hope as Mary goes to the new facility, it also ends with impending doom. Mary says her baby will never cry and will be good so she can prove what a good mother she is....the reader knows that's not likely to happen, and we're worried for that baby!! The ending encapsulates the story.

Hope mixed with hopelessness, independence clashing with fate, and circumstances beating down against people at every turn. A stunning debut novel, I can't wait to read more. 

The audiobook narrator was also excellent!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Child death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, and Child abuse