Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Särmikäs Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

383 reviews

kamy2104's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I enjoyed this "true crime" style of storytelling, even though the pacing was quite slow to start, it picked up about halfway through the book.

Told from 2 POVs, there was strong character development throughout the course of the book. It was let down by the sadder final chapters that suggested nobody can truly escape their intrinsic inner beliefs held since childhood.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Rape, Pregnancy

quietabyss's review against another edition

3.0

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This veered too close to trauma corn for me, not to mention the ending practically tripping over itself. This could've been a lot more meaningful if it had been a solid discussion about generational trauma, and about the struggles of dealing with personal trauma, but no. Just read The Room instead.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Kidnapping, Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Lesbophobia

dreamsonpaper's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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: Yes

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Very good but very dark and tense thriller. Great character development. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Grief

Moderate: Rape

maebemerissa's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Racism, Car accident, Death of parent

djthatch's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Pandemic/Epidemic

whatev's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark sad tense fast-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

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I loved this book. It was dark, intense, terrifying and then sometimes funny too! 
A mixture of a loveable character & a character you don’t know how to feel about. 
Some very terrifying moments so be warned. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

Moderate: Confinement, Rape, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping

emmacaylor's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Pregnancy, Pandemic/Epidemic

laurenthelas's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Rape, Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Car accident

chipie's review against another edition

4.0

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Violence

Minor: Racism

allyjune's review against another edition

3.5

tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault