Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah

24 reviews

exrthalex's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

4.25

I thoroughly enjoyed this book- the characters were easy to love and I was totally immersed in the plot. While I love the ending, I do feel there were some unanswered questions regarding main points of the plot. Otherwise, it would be an easy 5 star rating! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Cancer, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Animal death, Rape, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

malea_ann's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Alcoholism, Animal death, Cancer, Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault

brintty's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault

pursuing_metanoia's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Grief, Death of parent, and Animal death

Moderate: Addiction, Violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Blood, Murder, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Medical content, and Alcoholism

mystyrose's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Animal death

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Mental illness

Moderate: Violence and Death of parent

Minor: Drug abuse, Murder, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

shyleek's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

5.0

I'm not a sci-fi reader but this alien book has me intrigued. The characters in this books were so well created and deep without feeling like I was reading character descriptions for 200 pages. A predictable read but in the way that you were pretty sure how it was going to end but knew it wasn't going to be easy to get there and wanted to go on the adventure with Gabe, Jo, and Ursa. 

I don't have triggers when I read normally but check the trigger warnings because there is some sensitive material. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, Animal death, Child death, Violence, Sexual assault, Infidelity, Blood, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Cancer, Medical content, and Infertility

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Terminal illness and Drug use

jenbean's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Cancer, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Rape, Infertility, Murder, Sexual assault, Animal death, Drug use, Infidelity, Death, and Gun violence

sharebear431's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Violence, Death of parent, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Cancer, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

beccaj11's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I could not put it down! It was one of those books that I was thinking about throughout the day waiting to get back to reading it. I loved the characters and the unique plot. In some ways, it had some really predictable tropes (that I personally enjoy and find comforting), but in other ways was incredibly unique and unexpected. The way the author crafted Ursa’s story and approached the trauma she experienced blended with this very real sense of magic was beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, Infidelity, and Cancer

Minor: Animal death, Mental illness, and Drug abuse