Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul by Nikita Gill

8 reviews

ghoulish_girl_reads666's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

1.0

I read about 87 pages before not finishing the rest of the book, because I don't like this book, the descriptions of child abuse, alholism, domestic abuse, sexism, misogyny, gaslighting of women.
I returned the book to the shop I bought a refund to get a refund, because I didn't the book. 
This book didn't resonate with me, it's just not for me, it was depressing to read.
I'm not a feminist, but as a woman I think women should have human rights & equal rights to men. 
Maybe other women would like this book, but it just isn't for me, however I do like the illustrations in the book at least. 
I don't like the general opinion the author seems to have which maybe due to the original context & moral lessons of the Brother's Grimm or Hans Christian Andersons' fairytales & fables which were originally gruesome, gory, macabre and dark. 
If the opinion of the author is based on the original fairytales that would make more sense otherwise I don't agree with the author saying anyone woman's value, worth as a woman is solely based on their looks, their youth & beauty and a minority of me will treat women accordingly. 
I don't think that the way a woman looks does or should determine if they should be treated with respect, empathy, compassion, if a man cares about if/when a women gives their consent or who determines if they have power & control over their bodily autonomy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Slavery, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Abandonment

hello_lovely13's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, and Suicide

kcliff67's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Grief

onegalonelife27's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

 As the title suggests, the book contains retelling of fairytales. I do have to admit, it started out with some statistics that had me going back a bit. Like, where’s the poetry this is math! Yet that reveals the odds of you as a person existing which is actually pretty slim. Who know math could help with existentialism? I found myself gasping at some of the turns and found myself sympathetic to the characters I didn’t think I’d be, but not condoning their actions. This stories easily flow into one another.  

I regret that I didn’t curl up with this book for an afternoon with a good cup of tea, because that's what this book feels like. But I’m also glad I didn’t go to bed with this book since I think it would have had me sobbing if I read this at night after a long day.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Colonisation

Moderate: Child abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Suicide

Minor: Child death, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

purplehulk713's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

This book felt like someone softly whispered “Lumos” from within a room that had been dark too long. Then, there was not just light, but fireworks. In other words, magic.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

gay's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Eating disorder

rini's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicide and Abandonment

elle_dee's review against another edition

inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

My Favorites

• Once Upon a Time (Part I and Part II)
• The Fable in Thermodynamics 
• The Miller’s Daughter
• Lessons in Surviving Long-term Abuse
• An Older and Wiser Little Mermaid Speaks
• Rapunzel’s Note Left for Mother Gothel
• The Modern-day Fairytale
• Difficult Damsels
• Charming
• Metamorphosis 
• Man Up, Hercules
• The Ogre
• For All Our Hidden Witches
• Kiss the Dread
• Four Spells to Keep Inside Your Mouth
• Happily Ever After

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship