Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

51 reviews

queenfury's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Deadnaming, Suicide attempt, and Homophobia

Moderate: Hate crime, Sexual assault, Outing, Religious bigotry, and Bullying

_millien's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, Rape, Homophobia, and Transphobia

teenage_blue's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

michelangelo1987's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Bullying, Dysphoria, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Deadnaming

Minor: Abortion and Adult/minor relationship

bent5390's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Transphobia, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Deadnaming, Outing, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Dysphoria and Death

grizzlysnack's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Suicide attempt, and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual assault, Outing, and Bullying

Minor: Deadnaming

mintchocolatechip's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Outing, and Hate crime

Moderate: Bullying, Death, and Dysphoria

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Abortion, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

lily_k8y's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

A Storygraph Recommendation!

I really enjoyed this book. Probably the first book I've read with a transgender main character. Grant felt unrealistically "hero" like throughout the book, but the highlights to Amanda's challenges throughout her childhood and teenage life was interesting to read. I understand there is a huge element of fiction in the book, but I felt like I learnt it was okay to show that you might not know what's okay and not okay, but you're trying and you want help. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Homophobia, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Rape

alyshkalia's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Transphobia, Outing, and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence

avidlywriting's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

5.0

Read this book in one sitting because I could not put it down. I also cannot express how emotional this story made me. The main character's struggles are laid out in such a sympathetic and relatable way; it breaks your heart to think wanting to be loved for who she really is could be such an extreme idea to some. Amanda's voice is so real; it absolutely is as if she could've been one of our sisters, a cousin, or a friend. Without a shadow of a doubt, a must read whether you're looking for your next queer novel, or just looking for your next emotional book with a sense of realism.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Transphobia