Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson

49 reviews

cortnereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.5

Tiffany Jackson is now an auto buy author for me. 4.5 stars. 

This book was incredible. I read it in 2 hour increments each day. I couldn’t put it down. 

Mary allegedly murdered a 3-month old baby named Alyssa Richardson when she was 9. She ends up going to “baby jail” and then a group home with other girls like her. 

That’s all I have to say. Read this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

alenezela99's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child death, and Racism

penguininabluebox's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

raeisnotaplant's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Racial slurs, and Physical abuse

Minor: Vomit, Sexual assault, and Rape

cyrinw98's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Child death, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

chighland's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This gripping Book had me on the edge of my seat. Mary is a complicated character who is ALMOST but not quite loveable. The people around her are the real story. Her family, the state—everyone keeps failing this teenager who is on parole for a crime she allegedly committed as a 9 y/o. This is a great look at the difficulties of incarceration and parole. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Ableism

readerforlife's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

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

noreadingdegree's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

this is my second work and audiobook from jackson and i am still thoroughly impressed. jackson does not hold back in her stories and at times can be difficult to read. it is hard to say that i "enjoyed" this, but jackson clearly has a gift for storytelling. this is an unflinching and disturbing look at motherhood, the US justice system's treatment of black children/teens, and mental health. i was engrossed from beginning to end with only minor qualms. although i felt that the ending was a smidge rushed, i felt that the ending was incredibly well done and a testament to jackson's skill at writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia and Fatphobia

Minor: Vomit and Sexual content

sunnyreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.75

I was a little bit afraid to read Allegedly by Tiffany D. Jackson because well, at the time it was published, there was a lot of hype around it, and since then Tiffany D. Jackson has written and published more YA contemporary books that people praise, and well, I was afraid I wouldn't like it as much as everyone else.

But I did. I did love Allegedly and understand the hype. Wow, such a brilliantly written book. The last chapter takes your breath away. And it's so voicey, which I love voice. I love voicey YA contemporary, and Mary's voice is so loud and in your ear, like she's telling you her story while sitting on your couch.

However, I didn't like all the fatphobia and ableism present in Mary's thoughts; it made me VERY uncomfortable, and I think it was unnecessary. Does it make Mary realistic and like a teenager? Oh, yeah, definitely. I loved the scenes with the other girls, especially the therapy sessions, but I did find myself wishing the fatphobia and ableism wasn't present so much in the text; I didn't think it added anything to the story, especially since she doesn't learn that those thoughts are wrong. 

But that was the scariest part. They CAN just do that. They can do whatever they want. (22%)

“What does it mean when you love and hate someone at the same time?” I ask. He laughs. “It means they family.” (27%)

"They’re pushing for the death penalty and don’t even realize executing this little girl is no different than murdering that baby.” (37%)

But I’m only the weakest part of angry; I’m hurt. Hurt makes you want to lay in the middle of the street, dead on the ground, muscles gone limp. (54%)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, and Racism

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Homophobia