Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth

7 reviews

booksoversecondbreakfast's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional lighthearted mysterious tense slow-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

3.25

I feel so conflicted rating this book. I can't tell if it's a 4 or a 2, so I picked a 3.25.

I loved the main character, Fern, so much - especially her sweet relationship with

her love interest

and her wonderful character development. I'm not sure whether it's a spoiler to say so, but I especially loved

how she learned to request accommodations for herself

by the end of the story, because it was so stressful seeing (okay this next part definitely is a spoiler)

her sister manipulate her into thinking she was broken

. Fern's journey of empowerment was so heartwarming though, so thats the reason I can't rate this book too low and still overall liked it.

The main antagonist really made me so mad throughout the book. It all turned out to be so much more twisted than I had expected. This was the main reason I can't rate this book higher than a 3.25. It was just so painful seeing all that Fern was going through, and it just wasn't the book for me for that reason.

This book was such a page-turner, which was interesting because it was relatively slow and very character-heavy. I know it's categorized as a thriller, and I agree with that classification. Potential readers should just be away that this is specifically a slower domestic psychological thriller. I really enjoy this subgenre, so it was something I enjoyed, but I just wanted to give a heads up in case anyone thought this might be a Stephen King or Dan Brown kind of thriller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, and Abortion

rebeccalhampton16's review

mysterious fast-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

Moderate: Child abuse, Infertility, Sexual violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

This was very engaging, and I was curious about the portrayal of autism or at least someone being very sensitive to sensory things. I would read this author again - I thought the format was very interesting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Abortion

Huge, huge content warning about pregnancy

annakay's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, and Mental illness

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

rileycampbell922's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence

sarahjdnr's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

kaitlin_sharpe's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Toxic relationship

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infertility, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Death of parent