Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Like a good girl – Denn sie wissen, was du getan hast by Claire Eliza Bartlett

39 reviews

countingsheep's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Amazing! I was very confused, but then the pieces started coming together and it was just so good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Eating disorder

Minor: Biphobia, Cursing, and Gun violence

bella_cavicchi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

2.0

Oh, how I wanted to love this more than I did! While I admire its intention, I thought it was poorly executed, hindered by jarring switches in perspective and stereotypical characters. It reads so much like a Riverdale or Pretty Little Liars season that I have to wonder if it'd be better suited to television. A bummer!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Drug use, and Eating disorder

nickoliver's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

I feel very conflicted about how to rate this. First of all, there were certain things that I found confusing and messy, but I listened to the story on audiobook, so I don't know if that problem had existed if I'd read it physically. And secondly, it was just a very hard book? The topic of the story was a lot darker than I expected and went almost nauseatingly into more detail than I thought it would. 

But I did like the story for the most part! I especially adored Claude, she was amazing. And there were some important messages in the book, especially about girls' sexuality and about how victims of sexual assault weren't believed. And two of the main girls were bisexual and lesbian respectively. (The only bad part about that? The bisexual girl played into the trope of bisexuals being cheaters, though the author also criticised many biphobic actions.) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction, Biphobia, and Infidelity

Minor: Gun violence

kelsireads's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Homophobia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Murder

meghanwilloughby's review against another edition

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? Yes

2.5

This book didn't speak to me as much as I thought it would. I think the cover is adorable, but I don't enjoy how the book is written. I'm tired of the can't-come-out-as-gay trope, I live that in my everyday life so reading about it is not enjoyable. I know the novel isn't focused on the queer relationship, but the cover insinuates the book is mainly about that relationship when it is a minuscule part.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Death, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Grief

astereads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

  That’s the thing about being dead. You no longer get to say what happens next. 

It's not every day I stayed until 2 am to finish a book. This book wouldn't let me go once I started. Usually, I turn to spoiler just to have a good night's sleep and continue reading it the next day. But for some reason, I couldn't, not for this book, I need to see everything myself.

The book left me feeling hollow in the middle of the night. I want to hug the characters and tell them that they did great and what happened to them is not their fault. They don't deserve to be treated like that.

I could give this book a 5 star, but some scenes are left vague; I personally need a clear explanation to make a conclusion.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

irisheyz77's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

gingermouse's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book. Total page turner from the start, read the whole thing in less than 48 hours. Honestly couldn't figure it out until the point the author wants you to realise. Superbly well written. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Rape, and Sexual assault

queerly_reading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Biphobia, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Police brutality

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Drug use