Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

135 reviews

arohaup's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Child death and Sexual assault

holliebye's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual assault, Dementia, Excrement, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Miscarriage, Murder, and Trafficking

Moderate: Cancer

fkshg8465's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-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? No

4.5

What a sad tale. Recommend reading through to the author’s note at the end. People are so dark and evil, and in this case, there was no justice but a lot of looking the other way - maybe because it was easier and maybe because it would cause too much heartbreaking introspection. Undoubtedly, it was probably also because it would’ve cost the government too much money in trying to mend all that was broken.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Child abuse

ellemwan's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Minor: Sexual assault and Trafficking

cgauger5288's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Dementia

sasartin's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Child death

oliviaprowse's review against another edition

reflective sad 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Dementia, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child death, and Pedophilia

Minor: Miscarriage and Abandonment

nadia_luq's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Grief, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Dementia

Moderate: Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, and Infertility

Minor: Death of parent

boonenatural's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Trafficking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual assault

xxjenadanxx's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, Dementia, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

Minor: Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Police brutality, Murder, Trafficking, Excrement, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Genocide, and Confinement