Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson

25 reviews

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

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

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

_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

lilacwhisker's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

4.25

My second book from Jackson and was really enjoyable and easy to read. I don’t always like young adult lit. but ever since I read Monday’s Not Coming, I’ve chosen the occasional YA novel lol. Something that’s been prevalent in both books I’ve read are the twist endings, and while it wasn’t as mind-bending as the one in MNC, it totally flipped the story on me. I also really liked the complexity of the characters (especially the other girls in the home) and how other issues could be tied into the main plot. Overall a great and quick read!! Looking forward to reading The Weight of Blood!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Racism, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Addiction, Sexual content, and Lesbophobia

aprilbethp's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

psistillreadyou's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

Minor: Homophobia, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

calamitywindpetal's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Blood

Minor: Homophobia, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Lesbophobia

tbell0211's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Twisted up, but too conveniently packaged at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Classism

callikat's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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? Yes

3.75

Wow what a rollercoaster! I love how complex all of the characters are, it really breaks you out of the mold thinking that a character is 100% guilty or innocent. I feel like it's really hard to get into the mindset (especially first person) of someone who has been so traumatized and abused, but she did an excellent job. You can really tell when there are holes in Mary's memory, and things that she doesn't fully understand/refuses to accept. I feel like it ended kind of abruptly, I would have liked more of a build-up before the crazy ending, but still a really good read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Pedophilia and Racism

briana7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment