Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Queen of Thieves by Beezy Marsh

14 reviews

rainydaysandbookishnights's review

dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Domestic abuse

gpfot's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful tense fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Classism

bookish_ghost_girl's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

It felt a little slow in the beginning, but picked up a bit later on.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Blood

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

An enjoyable, quick read about a group of women pickpockets and shoplifters in London after WWII.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kshertz's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoyed watching this good girl go bad. It was fascinating being in the mind of her boss too. It’s fun to watch the twists and turns and try to guess who will come out on top. I didn’t love the ending but it wasn’t bad either. I did like the mini twist of the baby. I don’t get the fascination with jimmy or any of the men but it kept me hooked!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

2.0

Stellar premise, not-for-me execution. I finished it because I wanted to know what happened, but thankfully this was a quick one because it did not hit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

blissofalife's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The cast of characters, the settings, the plot, the dialogue-all written so well! Nothing felt anachronistic and pulled you out of the story. Would give a higher rating but I just didn’t like the characters, but they were well written!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Sexism, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Pedophilia, Police brutality, Abandonment, and War

readwith_adele's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse

eleek0609's review against another edition

adventurous 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

kaylamarch's review against another edition

dark sad slow-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? It's complicated

2.5

This book was tough for me. It took me a bit over 50 pages to really click with the writing and it moved pretty slowly for the first half of the novel. I also felt like some trigger warnings were really necessary, for sexual assault and a somewhat forced adoption. There were some continuity issues with dates that could’ve used some editing too. Overall, the story was interesting, but it’s not a book I’d pick up again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Pregnancy, and Alcohol