Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

51 reviews

chaotic_abi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book somehow made me feel a lot of sadness and a lot of hope at the same time. A lot towards the beginning and the flashbacks are very difficult, and some other parts towards the end. However, it still made me feel such profound joy, in Amanda's relationships with her friends and Grant.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Transphobia, and Homophobia

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Transphobia, Homophobia, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Mental illness

Moderate: Misogyny, Blood, Deadnaming, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Suicide and Rape

Also want to add trigger warnings for misgendering and character forcibly outing another character.

irlchaosdemon's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Drug use, Hate crime, Medical content, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia

Moderate: Gun violence, Rape, and Violence

laejone's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia

Near the end of the book is a somewhat graphic

sexual assault scene.

I didn't know it was in the book and it was hard to read.

megkoz's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Transphobia

Moderate: Homophobia

dunollie's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A little contrived and simplistic but I understand the author’s intent to portray a particular experience of being trans

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Violence, Transphobia, and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual assault, Violence, and Mental illness

Minor: Drug use

glains's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Transphobia, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Sexual assault

Minor: Deadnaming

bookcaptivated's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Biphobia

Minor: Grief and Sexism

scribblesandsuch's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

Oh boy an intense read, but I loved it. There is an innate underlying tension to a book about a closeted queer person, because you know that at some point in some way they will be out. Whether through coming out or being outed, and that's scary. It's a great book, and very accessible to people who might not be super clued up on 'transness', but a nice nostalgia of teen drama for those who grew up not seeing themselves in stories

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, and Sexual assault

jenpinbowling's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Sexual violence, Deadnaming, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Biphobia