Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman

15 reviews

chaleyah's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Racism

Minor: Body shaming

bloodmaarked's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.0

a cute book but way too heavy-handed with its themes for my liking

✧ full review on my tumblr ✧

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Xenophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Racism, Suicide attempt, and Pedophilia

Minor: Infidelity and Cursing

writeronherway's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring 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: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, and Body shaming

_toni_'s review

dark hopeful tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Racism

amazelan's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Medical content and Abandonment

kbucheit's review

emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

angelicaaa's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

 Such a good book with heavy situations and emotions. It was slow in the beginning and I felt like so much happened at the end and was rushed but ultimately it all came together and revealed the answers to puzzling situations. The ending was a happy one considering all the trauma the characters went through. There were some very real and dark themes throughout the book that the author captured respectfully and honestly.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Racism

Moderate: Suicide attempt

02062000's review

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racism, and Suicide attempt

caitlindee's review

emotional hopeful reflective 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

5.0

TW: racism, sexual & emotional abuse, parental abuse, toxic parent, gaslighting, suicide attempt

This book was AMAZING. I could not put it down and read it in one day. I had heard a ton of good things about this from one booktuber in particular and was so excited to read it once I found it at the library. And damn, I was not disappointed at all. It blew my expectations out of the water. This was such an emotional, heartbreaking, hopeful, inspiring journey. The writing, the characters, the plot, the relationships - everything was done so well. I cannot wait to read more by this author!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide attempt, and Sexual assault

ehnaz's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Suicide attempt