Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson

149 reviews

katyannreads's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Mental illness, and Grief

bri_fabiano'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness and Pregnancy

brittonmc1221's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

srosnik's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I’m give this a solid, it’s okay rating. Good enough to keep me interested, not good enough where I’m going to remember it and think about it in the future. I was expecting a lot better from the tagline, “Mary B. Addison killed a baby. Allegedly.” The ending was decent but not absolutely mind blowing good, it was just okay for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Rape

sierrabowers's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This was a great read. I didn’t know it was a story written from the point of view of an unreliable narrator until later in the book. When I finally realized, the entire book seemed to shift into something else entirely. It also made me realize how easy it is for manipulation to occur without even realizing it. This story uncovers horrors of the justice system and uncomfortable truths as well. I encourage everyone to read but caution because there is mention of child death. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

megelizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.0

This is an interesting and compelling story, and it definitely kept me intrigued, but unfortunately it's also pretty all over the place and ends up just feeling really messy; I was almost left with more questions than answers. It does tackle some important themes, but again in quite a haphazard way, and while of course it was always going to be very dark, at times it felt like a bit too much and as if it was verging into 'trauma for the sake of trauma' territory. Overall, then, this wasn't terrible - just pretty middle-of-the road for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Vomit

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Death of parent

fkshg8465's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was upsetting, especially the ending. It was also psychologically believable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Homophobia, Incest, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Abortion, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

sp00ky_girl28's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Pedophilia

Minor: Homophobia

misha_ali's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

This was really enjoyable. The characters are set up well, are interesting and give a sufficiently complex portrayal of people who are on various sides of legality, as well as painting a distressing but organic picture of juvenile homes and the neglect faced by their occupants. I was all-in for a five-star rating for this one until the end twist, which bothered me and once I thought about it, it's because it completely flips the established dynamic and characterization established in the remaining 98% of the book. An excellent debut but I wish we'd committed to the characterization rather than go for the plot twist.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Domestic abuse

imanin10's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

3.5. I was not expecting that ending. Just like all the other reviews I should have braced myself but this was my second Tiffany Jackson book so I was still trying to figure her out. I was intrigued for most of the book but I think I got a little lost on the plot sometimes. I just feel kind of empty now and I need a follow up on what happened next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Abortion, and Death of parent