Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

7 reviews

skyeshark1's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Chronic illness and Sexual content

fox2800's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Bullying, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Gun violence, Medical content, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Murder, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Abortion, Bullying, Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Blood, and Gaslighting

novelwyrm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Ableism, Abortion, Deadnaming, Gaslighting, Grief, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Death, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Chronic illness, Cursing, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

bookspaperink's review

fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Pedophilia

Minor: Vomit, Bullying, Child abuse, Sexual content, Murder, and Death

galexy_brain's review

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Pedophilia

Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Biphobia, Death, Drug use, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Vomit

pastry's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I think I just went into this book with the wrong expectation. I expected a fun Ocean's 11 style YA book, but this is actually more about the abuse and manipulation the main character had to live through as a young child. That's undoubtedly a much more valuable and important story than a fun con-woman comedy, but because I had that underlying expectation, I found it hard to really connect to the story - it just wasn't what I was in the mood for. I think the blurb is ultimately a little misleading, so maybe that's why.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

oblivisal's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

3.0

3.5/5 stars.

TW: Mental illness, murder, abuse, sexual abuse + assault
etc.

I heard good things about this from boston reads over on youtube. Granted they hadn’t finished the book yet but had definitely sold me on it.

   Nora; Rebecca, Samantha, Katie, Haley and Ashley.
Nora has had the life that anyone would love to read, to learn and to gossip about, but would never want to live for themselves. Her entire life was five different roller coasters that didn’t come down until the sixth mile mark.

   Nora is gay (bisexual), strong, and furious but she is most  importantly, herself. Throughout the entire book Nora struggles with who she is, what her identity is and if she’ll ever find who she is destined to be.

   Although there are many other things to mention about this book like her mother, Abby, her stepdad Raymond, her girlfriend Iris, her sister Lee and her-ex boyfriend turned best friend Wes, it doesn’t truly need to be mentioned. Why? Because this is a book about a girl that did not have a normal life, a childhood or even an identity. It is about abuse (i.e. physical, mental + sexual abuse) mental illness, conning, murder, mystery and everything that can come with the life of being a con-artist. Of being raises by one and as one.

   !!TW!!: I definitely recommend this book but just be wary of all the trigger warnings. Make sure to do your research beforehand. There is no on page sexual abuse, assault or molestation but it can still be triggering.

   Is this really just a three in a half star read? I haven’t written a review like this in awhile so that’s gotta say something about the book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Cursing, Child death, Child abuse, and Blood