Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan

27 reviews

24carrotgay's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I couldn’t say it:m better than the quote on the cover: “This book will break your heart and then piece it back together again.” It’s been a while since I had a good cry while reading.

However, between the heart wrenching stories of Nani and Rakhsana’s mom, the cruelty Rakhsana’s endures, Sohail’s murder, the trials of a queer Muslim Bengali-American teen, and the beautiful and hopeful ending, I was doomed to cry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Rape, Sexual violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Child abuse and Pedophilia

sooporsalad's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book hit way too close to home…I loved it

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Vomit

boo1's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

It made me cry

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Confinement, Religious bigotry, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault

jem_carstairs's review

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Rape, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Grief, Misogyny, Confinement, and Islamophobia

Minor: Vomit

catlove9's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Sexual assault

discogecko's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexism, Pedophilia, Hate crime, and Confinement

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Classism and Murder

shelbyteeter's review against another edition

2.5

This book was disappointing. It felt like a book about queer people written by a straight author. It needed explicit trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Homophobia

pey333's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia and Homophobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Hate crime, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, and Racism

uditadol's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Hate crime

Moderate: Sexual assault and Incest

cramaley's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Misogyny