Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo

23 reviews

katypotaty0908's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Transphobia, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Outing

Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Addiction, and Dysphoria

Minor: Grief and Deadnaming

booksbagsandbadideas's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad

4.0

A story this is at times heartbreakingly sweet and others just plain heartbreaking. We are following Amanda to her new city, new school, and new living environment as she moves to live with her dad for the first time in 6 years. Hesitant to trust people after past experiences, she eventually makes friends, dates, and starts gaining a lot of confidence. 

 

There are a lot of hard times that are discussed or shown in flashbacks as well as her dealing with conflicts in the present day so there are a lot of emotional scenes interspersed with the funny ones. Some of those scenes were difficult to listen to and I definitely almost cried on my lunch break so take a small tissue warning as well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt and Sexual violence

moxiemin's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Bullying, Medical content, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual violence

calliecachat's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

3.5

This was a hard, emotional read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual violence and Suicide

kia_y_k's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Dysphoria, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Hate crime, Suicide attempt, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

Minor: Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Outing, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Death, Biphobia, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Transphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Rape, Homophobia, Dysphoria, Bullying, Violence, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

lauraxxpaige's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Transphobia

theabee's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Rape, Homophobia, Transphobia, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Deadnaming, and Religious bigotry

emiliehomme's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Sexual violence, and Transphobia

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Outing, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Rape, Suicide, and Violence

carey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

I was drawn in to this story from the first pages. I found it difficult to stop reading. I can't speak to the trans aspects of the story as I am not trans. But from my perspective it was done well and was written in a way that I was hoping Amanda would find a happy ending and was angry at those who wronged her. 

I did struggle with some aspects related to actions and the setting (

who walks miles in the Georgia heat in early fall?

). I was also taken out a bit with how the timeline flowed and how we skipped days in Amanda's life. I think that's a me issue - I like to see everything happen and not be told about it. But these were minor issues with the book. Overall, it was well written and a great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Suicide

hazeljade's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This might be my new personal favorite book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Outing, Physical abuse, Medical content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Deadnaming, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Dysphoria, Lesbophobia, and Hate crime

Moderate: Grief, Hate crime, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol

With all of these triggers it is amazingly well written. Looking at all the topics covered I'm surprised how well each was handled so my overall impression of the book was unbelievably positive and encouraging.