Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Miracle Creek by Angie Kim

109 reviews

ehost's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

jensnow's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

amorg2013's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide and Car accident

jamielynnfel's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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 death

Moderate: Sexual assault

cigarettelouie's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

The author’s cultural connection to the characters was very authentic and compelled me to keep reading. However, this book read very sensationally about autism. As a neurodivergent person, it was pretty triggering and I can’t say I’d recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Xenophobia, Medical trauma, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

curiousqueenb's review against another edition

reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault

justaprilann's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

This started really fast for me and then slowed down, almost too slow. Loved the resolution, even though it was all so devastating.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault

emmaisabelle's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

While it was definitely engrossing and I enjoyed the mystery-courtroom drama mix, I found the focus on neurotypical characters when so much of the book revolves around autism and people of autism pretty unappealing. The constant onslaught of ableist language and ideas was a LOT. It really just left me thinking “What is the point of hearing all these people talk about how much they hate people with autism and how autism is a disease that needs to be fixed?” Not once did the characters with autism have a voice in this book. 

That said I think the way Kim explores the truth of what happened, the way people invent stories to fit their own narratives and emotions, and how witnesses’ memories are formed by the complex context leading to the events of the book was fascinating. While it was sometimes jarring to switch POV so many times, I do think Kim is really good at managing all those different opinions, memories, thoughts, personalities, etc. She really raises interesting questions about truth/memory, guilt/innocence, and parenthood. I just could not handle the rampent ableism nor did I really see the point of going that hard on it. I’m just not sure the book needed that much hatred of autistic people in it lol, even if it’s pretty clear Kim is not her characters and doesn’t share their thoughts. 

Overall an engrossing courtroom thriller-mystery but just too put off by the incessant ableism of the characters. If you read, just be prepared for two hundred pages of characters discussing how autistic children are problems that need to be fixed.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death of parent

tracikennedy25's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, and Medical content

Moderate: Infertility and Suicide

emholbrook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Sexual assault