Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

1749 reviews

mmtrue's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicide, Vomit, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, and Cursing

mayhemreading's review against another edition

4.0

This book made me feel so icky

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

jonathanjacobo's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring reflective sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, and Sexual violence

lemonsyellow's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

This book. THIS. BOOK. I imagine that each person who reads it will have a different perspective. Kate Elizabeth Russell takes extremely difficult subject matter and does a really job taking the reader through what goes through a young victim’s mind. Vanessa doesn’t see her illicit affair with her high school teacher as abuse. But all of the signs are there. The manipulation is there. The gaslighting is there. Her own disgust is there but she simply ignores it and why? Because she never got to see what love is supposed to be like. So this is love for her. 

This book is a slippery slope for Vanessa and the entire time I wanted to help her up, protect her, yell at her for not seeing how horrible it was. It’s tragic at every turn but I could not stop reading. 

Take care of yourself first before reading this book. If you are triggered by sexual assault, grooming, or anything having to do with this subject matter have some support to help you through if you choose to read on. 

The narrator (Grace Gummer) was the heart and soul of this story for me. She brought this character to life for me in such vivid ways. I would listen to anything else she narrates. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicide, Bullying, and Drug use

lib_adams's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Rape

brett311's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Pedophilia

naoml's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

This book is disturbing and beautiful and very challenging. It puts things on paper that we never want to talk about. I will say I felt wrong for reading it at times... be careful with yourself

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide

mari_teran's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

ellislilylovestoread's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death of parent, Suicide, and Animal death

daisy369's review against another edition

Depressing af. Made me feel super uncomfortable and wasn't at all enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Adult/minor relationship