Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Long Shot by Kennedy Ryan

16 reviews

bookfortbuilder's review

dark emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Death, Child abuse, Blood, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Gun violence

thekrujue's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, and Misogyny

Minor: Child abuse

briandagutierrez's review

challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

I need to gather my thoughts but honestly, I hate this story for being so good. It’s downright painful to read but also hard to put down and the ending was everything I could’ve hoped for after the first part. It was rough and heartbreaking and important and unfortunately relatable for a lot of people.
This is not for folks looking for a light read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, and Confinement

Minor: Blood, Death, and Death of parent

roisincaroline's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gun violence

Minor: Pedophilia and Child abuse

madame_fool's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.0

🌶️🌶️🌶️ holy shit. I was not mentally prepared for the turmoil of this book. It’s great, don’t get me wrong, but it’s TOUGH. The content warning was NOT enough, it should have explicitly stated there was actual scenes of rape and domestic abuse. Definitely could have been triggering to some readers. My pool heart goes out to all survivors 💔

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, and Gun violence

Moderate: Murder, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

_kristinsworld's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

“If you were mine, Iris, there would be no doubt what position you’d hold in my life. You’d be center. I’d play you at the five.” 🖤🥹

4.5⭐️
August and Iris form an instant connection at a bar the night before the most monumental game of his college ball career against his rival…who also happens to be her boyfriend.

This was one of the most traumatizing love stories I’ve read. 😭 I can’t say I really “enjoyed” this book given the brutal, graphic descriptions of heavy subject matter for majority of it but I definitely appreciated reading it. Iris’ dark story and healing journey were so well written and (unfortunately) very relatable for so many. At some point, I gave up hope on any real romance making an appearance on these pages but somehow Kennedy Ryan was able to transform all the pain and immense amounts of suffering Iris endured into something beautiful with August.

Please check content warnings, this book will cause some emotional damage.

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Child abuse

vs101's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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

4.0

Great book but PLS PLS PLS read trigger warnings. I went into this book thinking it was going to be a cute sports romance… BOY WAS I WRONG. This book is so emotional. I was on a roller coaster. I felt like I was screaming for air reading this. I cried so many tears bc I know this is the reality for many women. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Torture, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Rape

elisem04's review

emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Violence, Death, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Child abuse, Infidelity, and Pedophilia

hannibanani29's review

dark emotional tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Gun violence, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Cursing, Blood, Confinement, Gaslighting, Gore, Body horror, Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Grief

Minor: Abortion, Vomit, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Miscarriage, Murder, Child abuse, Suicide, Racism, Medical content, and Mental illness

libroswithlexaa's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.5

Read trigger warnings!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Stalking, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Infidelity, Blood, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment