Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Darling Girl by Liz Michalski

30 reviews

ejanephillips's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Drug use, Grief, Death, and Car accident

alexafuson's review against another edition

dark mysterious

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

4.0

There were a lot of flaws in this novel, but I still really really enjoyed this story. A common complaint seems to be Holly’s lack of involvement in the ending, but I think this made the ending better. Rather than Holly getting revenge on those who had wronged her, she was able to find peace with herself. As someone who has recently lost a loved one, I related to the grief Holly felt in this book. The main character was morally grey at best, but her motives for her behavior were pure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Car accident, Medical content, Sexual violence, and Grief

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

theonlybaillie's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Drug abuse, Rape, Addiction, Death, Medical content, Sexual violence, Grief, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness

maddisenjulian's review

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Child death, Car accident, and Death

kaseymkelley's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

em_n_ay's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

Don’t waste your time. It’s just another Peter Pan story that tried to be different by making itself really dark and “gritty”. Kept reading because I thought the ending would have a payoff. It didn’t. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Kidnapping, and Death

cchedest's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

3.5

If I didn’t love the original story so much, and if I wasn’t such a sucker for a dark retelling, I honestly don’t think I would have enjoyed this book one bit. It felt young, and maybe it was supposed to be more YA even though it include rape, sex, drugs, and other mature topics. The writing style felt simple, I wanted it to be more detailed and less rushed. But it was still fun and a quick enjoyable read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Rape

Moderate: Drug use, Child death, and Violence

livreads16's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

This book was not what I thought it would be. The writing was decent, the characters were alright. The ending of the book was nice. I’m really glad Jane believed her daughter; that was really nice and very necessary.  I feel like the twist of the story was too dark… like it was just way too creepy and uncomfortable.

Peter Pan is a rapist??? And he takes advantage of teenage boys???

Like why would you write that?!? Idk I just feel like this book could have stayed in the drafts. I’m really glad I didn’t pay for this book. And I’m really glad this book is over. Would not recommend to anyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Car accident, Drug use, Drug abuse, Blood, Rape, Grief, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Death, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Pedophilia, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Medical content, Murder, and Alcohol

meliroo's review

dark

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Drug abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Rape, Physical abuse, Drug use, Car accident, and Blood

willyzita's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Drug use, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Grief, Child death, and Car accident