Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

1346 reviews

frdanirie's review

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.75

Super tragic backstory that makes you fall in love with the main character. So many plot twists at the end; I could not take my eyes off of this book! 10/10 would recommend for people over the age of 15.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, and Cursing

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual content

taranasaurus6's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Murder, Outing, and Classism

jade1006's review

adventurous emotional mysterious 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

4.75

This book was phenomenal. The emotional build-up in the story, and the emotional bond the reader easily feels for Kya, was incredibly well-written. The first 50 or so pages may have been a little slow for me to get into, but I devoured the rest of the book within a day and a half. I just couldn’t put it down. I laughed, I smiled, I held my breath, I gasped - I felt so many emotions throughout the novel. The ending was also really well-done, and not what I expected. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

kellycjordan62's review

emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

sakusha's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

I liked the book. It was right up my alley—coming of age, abandoned outcast girl one with nature from a broken home. The book was more evidence about how alcohol ruins people (140, wide print version). Made me cry numerous times. For those who liked this book too, I recommend “Mij’s Testament: Ailand” by Gail O. Dellslee.

Favorite quote:

“Imagination grows in the loneliest of soils” (41).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

livmanke's review

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-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

This book is absolutely beautiful. I sobbed at the beginning and the end

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

bourbonsot's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I got this book as a gift from my little sister, who doesn’t really read books but raves about this one. I went into it not knowing at all what it was about, but by halfway through I was obsessed. The imagery is amazing, I can feel and smell the swamp, I can visualize the old North Carolina court house and a marsh girl. I enjoyed this book a lot, it’s the kind of book that’s easy to get lost in and it’s like a movie in your head, and that’s all I’m ever looking for from a fiction book. For an easy and enjoyable read, I’d highly recommend. As far as the story, the story was enjoyable, and has just enough twists to say it’s a bit unpredictable.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, and Classism

Minor: Sexual assault and Murder

sashirichi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is such a beautifully written book that I can’t recommend enough. I was completely hooked by the story and suspense that I couldn’t put it down and I was constantly thinking about this book when I wasn’t reading it. The ending is perfectly designed in my opinion and it brought me to tears in the best way. Everyone should read this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Racism and Sexual content

Minor: Toxic relationship and War

texas118_mbs's review

adventurous emotional slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent and Classism

emmyhart3's review

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Murder

Minor: Racism