Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell

703 reviews

judyegallagher's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

5 stars because even though it was hard to read, it felt so real and so heartbreaking

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal death, Eating disorder, and Death of parent

stephnew's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

booksbri's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

maddiechristine15's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

It doesn’t feel right to give this a star rating, though the book was masterfully written. deeply troubling and disturbing to read; still, I couldn’t put it down. I suspect this book will haunt me for a long time.

“you were just trying to go to school.” </3

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicide, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Animal death and Death of parent

goldbs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

embermai's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

radiorabbit's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

m_moon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

mxstanton's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide, and Gaslighting

emmastrange's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicide