Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

521 reviews

moliviar01's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

This was a very unique book for me to read since I usually don't read books like this a lot, but I will say that I was pleasantly surprised by this one. I really enjoyed reading about Kya and everything that she went through and how that changed her as a person. I also really like the dual timeline throughout the book that shows Kya's early life (past) and the trial that is happening (present). However there were some things that I personally didn't like, I feel like the ending didn't really land for me, and that made a lot of what happened in the present feel wrong I guess, I just didn't like it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Child abuse, Classism, and Physical abuse

currently_introverting's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, and Alcoholism

mariatalves's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

Moderate: Physical abuse and Alcoholism

macleanbridie's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Blood, and Child abuse

trashreader's review

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Physical abuse

pixelited's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Hate crime, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, and Physical abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Car accident

julinapril's review

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved it very much but it made me so sad that I had to stop reading it for a while

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Abandonment, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Racism and Rape

eggfartz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Racial slurs, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Classism, Domestic abuse, Murder, Abandonment, Bullying, Grief, Violence, and Racism

simply_fran's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Murder, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Infertility, and Racism

Minor: Cancer

esoreilla's review

emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse and Sexual assault

Minor: Sexual content