Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

201 reviews

jaylee_books's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death of parent and Cancer

tiche22h's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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 violence, Rape, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

maemiller_'s review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment

Moderate: Rape, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Terminal illness, Suicide, Child abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

ksheaffs's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Murder, and Terminal illness

strugglecity's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence and Death

hanmitche11's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Add one more mystery or plot twist and it could have been a 5 star. Kind of lackluster towards the end. Straightforward mystery. I really enjoyed the three points of view and especially enjoyed the podcast transcriptions for a dinner writing style and point of view. Definitely plan to read her next book in the series Dark Corners, 2023. 

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Content Warnings

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

cmcryst's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Rape, Suicide, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Bullying, and Child death

samanthajore's review against another edition

4.5

I really enjoyed this book. I found it to be entertaining while still leaving me hooked. I didn’t find the ending to be predictable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Physical abuse, Car accident, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Rape, and Sexual harassment

samneel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? No

4.75

A heavy, heavy read. I found the author did a wonderful job at delicately yet honestly describing rape culture from multiple perspectives / time frames. This is a difficult topic that honestly is just recently started to get support for survivors. The podcast aspect was also a unique way to tie everything together with current pop culture. There were a couple things that kept it from being 5 full stars from me but I appreciate this book and the challenge it took on. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

unlyke_li's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence