Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Särmikäs Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

381 reviews

mjmark's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia

tallulahdoesthehulainhawaii's review against another edition

5.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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i really enjoyed this, i liked the writing style and the changing perspectives. i didn’t see it going where it was at all. i liked reading a main character a bit different from most books 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Kidnapping

marc's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting

andreablupas's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Kidnapping

karent2000's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol

honeybones's review against another edition

3.25

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Abandonment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Torture, Car accident, Pregnancy, Alcohol

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Deadnaming, Drug use, Homophobia, Infertility, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Pandemic/Epidemic

patti28's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I were a bit dissapointed at the character at the end but that doesn't mean that is bad in a contrary actually. I enjoyed reading this book but some moments were hard to digest especially Peter's povs. I read it so fast, I couldn't put it down bc I were so interested to know how it'd be solved, it was a fast read bc of that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Pedophilia, Violence

Minor: Death

caoilainn's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Pedophilia

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Rape

thewordglutton's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I jumped into this book blind, which was a mistake because I was completely blindsided by how dark it turned out to be. But it was a page turner I couldn't stop reading. I guess that's why I was disappointed with the ending, which fell pretty flat imo.
But props to the author for getting one indisputable fact of life right: all the therapy in the world and all of the inner work you've put in can be unravelled in a moment by one toxic family member. xD

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, Car accident, Pregnancy

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Vomit

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol

squid_marie's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional sad tense 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 loved this book and how the past and present plot lines were interwoven. The ending left me feeling hollow

especially since Lindy never got proper justice. Stockholm Syndrome fully took hold of her and it made me so sad that she lost the will to escape even when she finally could. I understand the trauma Peter went through but I was hoping he would come to a revelation about his darkness and how he’s not actually quite so different from his dad. The last chapter of his discussing his thoughts about kidnapping again was chilling.

so -1/2 star although given the darkness of situations like these in real life, it’s fair that’s there’s not truly a “happy ending”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Kidnapping

Moderate: Racism, Car accident, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Pandemic/Epidemic