Reviews tagging 'Abortion'

Sweetpea by C.J. Skuse

5 reviews

katndrsn's review

dark medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Fatphobia, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Stalking, and Rape

Minor: Abortion, Vomit, and Infertility

bees_knees735's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

This was such a weird, fun read. Rhiannon is bad but in a way you can’t help but find kinda great and the voice of the whole thing is so engaging I read it in a couple of days. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Blood, Sexual assault, Stalking, Death of parent, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Child death, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Abortion, and Suicide attempt

clotalksbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Well that was dark! Similar in style to a couple of more recent books I have read (How to Kill your family/how to kill men and get away with it), and initially I wasn't as big a fan of the writing in this one. I feel some things went a little far for my taste, and there is A LOT of sex - not necessarily a bad thing, just unexpected. 

It is darkly funny, you feel terrible for laughing. I think it depends what order you read the similar books in to be honest, as you can't help but compare. 

There are some very unexpected twists and turns which I loved, my mouth hit the floor on occasion. By the end I was hooked and will read the rest of the series.

The narrator is perfect, so I will stick to audio for the rest of the series too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Abortion and Torture

Minor: Mental illness, Animal cruelty, Infertility, Miscarriage, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

singalana's review against another edition

dark funny tense 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, Blood, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Pregnancy, Cursing, Rape, Mental illness, Infidelity, Abortion, Body shaming, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Torture, Death of parent, Vomit, Stalking, and Sexual violence

Minor: Suicide attempt, Suicide, Self harm, and Animal cruelty

willowmae's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Abortion, Vomit, Torture, and Eating disorder