Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jiménez

46 reviews

haleyrenel's review

emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Murder

makiya's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional slow-paced

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

3.25

I found this book hard to keep up with because of the different points of view and different timelines. I feel like at times it made it so I lost sight of the purpose of me reading the book, finding out what happened to Ruthy

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

citymouse's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

tashtasher's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Pedophilia, Kidnapping, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Cancer, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Deportation

yeimyaileen's review

4.0

whew! this one packs a punch.  
i (regretfully) tend to hate a lot of books centered around american latinx characters, but i found the ramirez family to be so real and fresh.  
what happened to ruthy ramirez is the story of the family ruthy left when she mysteriously disappeared after track practice almost 20 years ago.  this book is crazy but concise, and is so careful to reveal itself to you.  i was so stressed by the last two chapters, thinking i would not get the answer i needed.  but the final chapter went so hard.  

""I knew that whatever was happening was so terrifying and gross that Jess could not mention it to me, and I could not mention that I knew it was happening to her.  And we grew up that way, knowing and not knowing all at once"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

smooths's review

emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault

danimcthomas's review against another edition

adventurous sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

Covers impact of child sexual abuse

skipping_violets's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

This book doesn’t have the strongest plot but dives deep into character. You won’t leave feeling happy but you’ll think. I wish it was longer to more fully explore its themes but it was a good quick read. I put a spoiler in my content warnings if you just want to know what happened to Ruthy 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

If you just want to know what happens to Ruthy/ you need to know before you read it, here is a spoiler.

we find out Ruthy walks to another bus stop, an old man approaches her. She tells him to go away but he gets out, drags her into the backseat, knocks her out, and drives away. 20 years later Ruth’s body will be discovered by construction workers. Her mother will ID the body and they will finally have closure

mckenzie_reads's review

emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

avisreadsandreads's review

dark emotional funny mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, Racism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Murder