Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Breaking Free: How I Escaped My Father-Warren Jeffs-Polygamy, and the FLDS Cult by Rachel Jeffs

8 reviews

herphoenixloves's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, and Domestic abuse

madisonkeough's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

lignjahal's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

4.5/5.0

I find this autobiography to be a stunningly honest reflection on surviving abuse, a cult, and the trauma that comes with it. The audiobook is greatly benefitted by having the author read the book. There is no hiding away from Warren Jeff’s’ actions and the impacts he had with Rachel Blackmore’s words and tones. Her prayer for her family at the end of the book hits hard, but I hope it continues to reach her family until the FLDS is gone forever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Pregnancy, Confinement, Death, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Violence, Cancer, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Blood, Body shaming, Cancer, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Medical content, Toxic friendship, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and Stalking

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

erinwolf1997's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, and Misogyny

Moderate: Terminal illness, Abandonment, Pregnancy, Confinement, Cancer, and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident, Medical content, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts

alite428's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, Rape, Pedophilia, and Child abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Incest, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, and Injury/Injury detail

daniellemjoyce's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

3.0

I was expecting a deeply personal memoir, but it reads more like a factual, objective account of the author’s life. She’ll spend pages describing things like chores and the construction of a home without injecting her personal feelings or opinions once, then wrap it up with an empty statement like “the new home was certainly better than the old one” as if that’s the only thought she has on the matter. I constantly found myself wondering what she actually thought and felt about all of these things she was telling us about!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Incest, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, and Rape

monikaliane's review

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Body shaming, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

book_addict's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse