Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Good Sister by Sally Hepworth

74 reviews

jhenry's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

nadia's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

A decent listen! Some things were a bit awkward/contrived, but that can sometimes be hard to avoid with a thriller of this sort.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Infertility, Toxic relationship, Child death, Death of parent, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Murder

jkar7's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely adored this. It had so many wonderful elements and a happy ending. I also found the first ~1/3rd of the book hilarious. Not sure if I was supposed to, but Fern's perspective and communication with others is truly delightful to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Ableism

Moderate: Body shaming, Death of parent, Dementia, Child abuse, and Chronic illness

ohmyalli's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Sexual assault

tararatara's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Addiction, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Mental illness

ash_bees's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Twin fraternal sister grow to become two very different people.

Could have been a nice rom com but for the strong undercurrent of emotional abuse, gaslighting, and codependency.  Read at your own risk if you are triggered by abuse, in any sense of the term.

The bad twin is really, really, really bad at manipulation.  Everyone sees throught it except, initially, the good twin who is one of the prime targets of the manipulation.  That's a pretty major plot hole for me; it may be realistic that some folks might keep that observation to themselves, but not everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

katosta8815's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Child death

ree333's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Child abuse

izzywizzy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Murder

kdonovan's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault and Death of parent