Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Dom sióstr marnotrawnych by Krystal Sutherland

244 reviews

angelica98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I didn't like the end. It felt like an odd colour patch sewn on a new dress. I could have understood (not forgiven) her choice if she planned to publish a second book, but in my opinion the book worth plummeted because of it.

Tyler's death was the most emotional moment of the book, his choice of not being seen by Grey something complex that left a bad aftertaste in my mouth (I'm all for good endings) but understandable and even admirable. Not nice, but a good choice. The epilogue felt like the publisher compelled the author to write a "happy ending" for Tyler too, or something like that. Why would Iris chose to go back to him after he refused the first time? Why would he refuse to go back with the love of his life but would do so with Iris? I could have understood so if framed as giving him a second chance, but it felt like Iris lost all her character development in a moment

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

elliotjackson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

This book was hauntingly beautiful in a way that made me want to read it again when I finished it to look for anything I had missed. I was very impressed with the vocabulary of the author and her ability to describe characters and setting as if we were stepping into the story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Medical trauma

Minor: Alcoholism and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

giulianasbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

amaliesofie's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Sexual assault, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Drug use, Blood, Medical content, and Death of parent

Minor: Suicide

carolinetvardy's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

This was crazy. Don’t read spoilers. Just go in blind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

ravensalwaysreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I reread this every Spring.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

keen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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: Body horror, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

bmf223's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

abrunettereads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Sexual assault

livetgjennomb_ker's review against another edition

challenging medium-paced

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

2.75

It til me nearly three months to read this book and there’s a reason for that. 

The only likeable character is Tyler, and the plot is predictable as all hell. The brief antisemitism I can only assume was unintentional, but the thinly veiled anorexia joke surely was intentional. 

ETA: 

the “plot twist” is practically revealed on page 19 if you pay attention

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Suicide

Minor: Eating disorder and Murder