Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The You I've Never Known by Ellen Hopkins

3 reviews

kiractivity's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I only enjoyed one of the characters stories and found the book to be incredibly hard to read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Sexual content, Addiction, Biphobia, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Cursing, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Rape, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Outing, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

julybunny's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book had a slow start but got better the farther in the story you got. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, War, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Death of parent

gwas007's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Biphobia, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence