Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce

72 reviews

cohanlon's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol and Alcoholism

Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Sexual assault, Murder, Cursing, Rape, and Toxic relationship

funshine3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Quick and easy read and an unpredictable ending but some twists were predictable

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Domestic abuse, Death, Stalking, Sexual content, Addiction, Grief, Infidelity, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, and Rape

alexandra__rae's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, and Rape

sophieelwright's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Rape

georg_11's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Bullying, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cursing, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Addiction, Blood, and Sexual harassment

lou1303's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.5

This was a rollercoaster. I found most of it a very uncomfortable read and none of the characters are particularly loveable but I think that’s the point. I genuinely laughed at the end because I had to release the tension I felt every time I got through another chapter. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Rape, and Emotional abuse

jidcreates's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism

rachaelxbookett's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Good it was slow at the start but so intense at the end 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence

zoe_styles's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Murder and Sexual assault

Minor: Rape and Alcoholism

annabulkowski's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Grief, Vomit, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, and Drug use