Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson

147 reviews

jr_johnson's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit and Kidnapping

jpfortmiller's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pedophilia

afropxks's review against another edition

3.0

this would’ve been a 4⭐️ if it weren’t for the constant caricaturization of the other girls in the group home. the constant use of fatphobia and colorism to describe tara made me uncomfortable in particular. also the the twist wasn’t as shocking as i thought it would be 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Fatphobia

y2kaitlyn's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Rape, Vomit, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism, Incest, and Abortion

lana72905's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

vavocado's review

challenging dark tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

kawooreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

_fallinglight_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Changed my rating and review entirely bc sitting on the ending, even though it wasn't entirely to my liking bc I didn't think the book was gonna have it, is that what makes TDJ's writing so entrancing to me is that it always has a tantalizing social/psychological horror undertone and how she weaves one sentence after another to make that slowly settle on your head is so masterful. For some reason, I was so into how I was spoiled the plot twist and how I was wanting a different outcome for Mary, that my initial reaction was to find the ending erratic as hell that I wasn’t appreciating the horror aspect of it. When viewed that way, the ending is unsettling and gloomy and compliments the story instead of cheapening it, though I'm still not entirely convinced about it and Marisol vs Mary spat left me a weird aftertaste.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Ableism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual harassment

samanthamurk's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

absolutely loved it. Still processing that ending tho.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

cassmills's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, and Mental illness