Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

4 reviews

karenperry93's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexism, Grief, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Pandemic/Epidemic, Kidnapping, Incest, Homophobia, Car accident, Bullying, Pedophilia, Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Rape, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Racism, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Adult/minor relationship

ericabailey004's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Murder, Trafficking, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Abandonment, Racism, Confinement, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Car accident, Sexual content, Torture, and Death

julsilv's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

This book was trauma porn basically. Every time I was like wow that sounds like the most traumatic horrible thing ever, it just kept getting more intense/worse. So, huge trigger warning for abduction, sexual abuse, rape, and violence. 

The hook of the book, where sally burns her father in the beginning, literally almost has nothing to do with the rest of it. It’s so crazy. The book takes a while to pick up in the beginning but after Part II begins it gets a lot more complex and interesting. 

There were some things about this book that are predictable and some that aren’t at all, but it was a fast enough read with enough happening to be really engrossing. 

Great book club book, honestly a lot of questions popped up for discussion about ethics, morals and the line between good and bad, along with themes of what it means to be related to someone and how similar or different you might be from your blood relatives. 

Overall, if you want something dark but a quick read that has some twists, then this could be a great book for you. 

Was content with the ending (that’s all I’ll say without giving it away). 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

scandinoir2277's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Trafficking, Rape, Pregnancy, and Mental illness