Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Push by Ashley Audrain

298 reviews

sandysmith's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I'm gradually adding books I've read in 2021 to give a true reflection of the books I've read since keeping records.  This was the first book I read in 2021, and is what kick started my reading journey having put reading on the back burner whilst bringing up the children, previously being an avid reader.  This is a story of family history and motherhood, a nature nurture based book. It's a gripping thriller about Blythe Connor a d her daughter Violet. Her mother Cecelia and Alfa and the question of whether life repeats itself. Unlikeable character, that makes the read awkward. A great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide

m2deloria's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Infidelity, Child abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Mental illness

adriannapagan's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Child death

Minor: Child abuse

kendrajbean's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Child death and Child abuse

khowick24's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

vnavarro's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Self harm, Pregnancy, Suicide, Abortion, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Infertility, and Bullying

tracyweiler's review

I really had a difficult time reading about the abuse of the child and the postpartum issues the women were dealing with. It may be a great book, but I just can’t read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

jbigelow's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

laur_astor's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book kept me on the edge of my seat! I was really enthralled but then lost my interest toward the end because it ended kind of abruptly and it felt a little predictable. I was hoping we would get some other perspective outside of Blythe because I thought she was unreliable. But overall, I really enjoyed the audiobook!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, Abandonment, and Pregnancy

addberg's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

this book makes me feel sad. while it reminded me of “we need to talk about kevin”, i feel like it delved more into how neglect, trauma and experiences become part of us and can move through generations. the power of connection that bodies are capable of is wild. while we think of mothers as all one kind of way - giving their life, body and energy to a growing life from the very beginning - we don’t always think of how the negative feelings can also be felt. 

while i enjoyed reading the book, it  left me feeling sad and i’m not sure i’d recommend it to a friend, especially one who is a mother

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Child abuse