Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

197 reviews

reillya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, and Bullying

heather_harrison's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual violence, and Rape

zach_off's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Captivating murder mystery with a chilling subplot that seamlessly connects the dots. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Death, Suicide, Torture, Bullying, Car accident, Child abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Sexual violence, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

ashleyaselin's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Murder

bookedandbusy'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

This was an absolutely incredible thriller! It kept me on the edge of my seat and I could not stop reading. It got to a point where I had to know how it ended.  I really liked the podcast sections and the dual pov. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Stalking, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Murder, Blood, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Rape

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Cancer, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

bethasaurus13's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

I’ll admit, I flew through this book but part of that was because I wanted it to end. The topic of SA is very sensitive and difficult to discuss in a respectful way. While this book talked about it well in certain aspects, I was left in shock at how it talked about SA in other ways.  It seemed as though the author read a few articles about SA and got a basic understanding but not a complete understanding. The discussion of SA throughout the book felt shallow. I’d be very surprised if the author even talked to a survivor of sexual assault for this book. The author 
portrays Kelly’s supporters as “man hating feminists” who are just as bad as the people supporting the rapist. The book seemed to sympathize with rapists on numerous occasions giving them past stories of trauma and abuse while not pushing back on how said abuse and trauma don’t excuse anything.  It was incredibly disappointing. On top of the failed discussion of SA, the book is riddled with continuity errors (ex. the judge somehow had no reversals in his record but later he suddenly had one) and bad grammar. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Torture

vogt_mel's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Sexual assault

vickimarie2002's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

As a podcast listener and true crime lover, I loved this book a lot. The format between Hannah, Rachel and the podcast, was easy to follow and compelling to read. I also liked following the current court case and having the cold case getting reopened at the same time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Bullying, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Suicidal thoughts

vldestefano's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

heatherv's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence