Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon

15 reviews

kimveach's review

challenging emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective 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

5.0

This year is getting off to a great start, as this is another five-star read!  This book had so many intriguing elements of life in 1790s Maine.  The story of the midwife, her family, her community, the early justice system, and the murder mystery that opens the book makes for a compelling book— I loved it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

torturedreadersdept's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Confinement, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexual content, Slavery, Excrement, Grief, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and War

mdavis26's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, and War

autumnlpalmer1976's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, and Classism

amandafitz's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail