Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Toffee by Sarah Crossan

28 reviews

ellesslibraryy's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective relaxing sad fast-paced

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

5.0

<spoilers> this book was amazing, the ending was beautifully heartbreaking, but i do hope allison and marla meet again and i’m glad allison got away from her dad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Dementia

Moderate: Child abuse

bookishflaneur's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.25

omigod this book was so beautiful. aaah i cant-

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, and Death of parent

faesissa's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

Really interesting fast listen from my library.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Dementia

eloiseisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Dementia

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

orianaccio's review against another edition

emotional relaxing 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

caroline_norrish's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Medical content

thesalalmon's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad tense

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

The first book I’ve ever read in verse, that I recall, and I must say the writing is absolutely impeccable. I loved this. This is what I messaged my friends after finishing it:
“Also final verdict on Toffee (the book I was reading) DEFINITELY recommend. It deals with some really heavy content, but it is so well balanced with humour and hope and love that I didn’t need to stop and put it down and step away at all throughout, the way I normally do when reading emotionally heavy material. So freakin’ good. And it handles the heavy content really well too! It felt really honest, and genuine, and not rushed over or brushed past“

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This is such a powerful book in verse. Allison needs Marla just like Marla needs Allison--together, they're able to work toward a place of happiness. When Allison runs away from her abusive father, she finds Marla's house. There, she's able to become Toffee and forget about her past for a while.

The overall structure works really well for this book. There are a few times where it felt like it lost its voice, but it found it again. A really compelling story overall.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Dementia

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Violence