Reviews tagging 'Rape'

All the Birds, Singing by Evie Wyld

9 reviews

carlytenille's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

orlagal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

meg0207's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Rape

Minor: Homophobia

foxfire's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual harassment

kath_knits's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

wreadin's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

What a perfect novel. It’s rhythmic, quiet, and beautiful. The story unfolds slowly but close to the end it tumbles and you end up somewhere you couldn’t have anticipated. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Fire/Fire injury

miles's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

luxias's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense 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

3.75

Narrative is cleverly given in alternating timelines, one proceeding and the other working backwards so that main character is slowly illuminated and we can understand how Jake came to be the way she is. The only disappointing thing about the book is the lack of full resolution at the end. I think a couple things could have been cleared up at the close, there are almost too many loose ends to be an open end. Otherwise, a stark, devastating, and prickly novel. The main character does not overtly want to be loved but you do anyway. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

ginnylambda's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Rape

Minor: Homophobia