Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Magpie by Elizabeth Day

30 reviews

xbernadette's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Blood, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, and Violence

ellenlemon's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

This is a good book with some good twists and ultimately mostly good character development.

I’m glad it finished on a positive, more hopeful note for both Kate and Marisa.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

Minor: Violence

silversparkles50's review

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Miscarriage, and Infertility

Moderate: Alcohol

Minor: Sexual assault

livbayley's review

reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

tashah245's review

challenging emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Miscarriage

etluu's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

gasperyjacques's review against another edition

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

mxajlikesbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Infertility, Sexual violence, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

saphiraas's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Around page 100 this book really started to hit its stride! It’s a domestic thriller that investigates motherhood and complicated family dynamics and standing up for yourself. But I kept me on my toes and held my attention throughout an entire airplane ride. Each character felt deeply flawed and deeply human which i loved. It’s quite sad at times though and TW for s*xual assualt. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

laramay_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Medical content, Violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence