Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Gather the Daughters by Jennie Melamed

9 reviews

potsnpots's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Eating disorder, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

nottoolate's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

Anyone considering reading this book should know that parent/child incest is an accepted part of the society that the story occurs in. 
Beyond that-I can only imagine the author is inspired by the many insular fundamentalist Christian groups in America. It is a multiple pov story, with each character giving away small pieces that paint a horrifying picture of the society these poor girls live in. A dark but compelling story I couldn't stop reading.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Pedophilia, Rape, Child death, Murder, and Incest

whatvictoriaread's review

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Child death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Incest, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Blood, Body shaming, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

lovefromhannah's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Death, Sexual harassment, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Rape, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Infertility, Incest, and Grief

rebyreadsandwrites's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Blood, Confinement, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Violence, Medical content, and Miscarriage

Moderate: Ableism

lizzicyrus's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

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

jewelia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

this book is really well written with an interesting premise but its fuckin bleak yall, definitely have a browse of the content warnings before you read this one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Infertility, Medical content, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

morganperks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Murder

cyaos's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

This was hard to get through because of the content.  It was a quick read but took longer simply because of the abuse content.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts