Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

What I Would Do to You by Georgia Harper

4 reviews

samfictiondistilling's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

What a book. 4.75 was my initial thoughts after I finished it early today but I may bump this up to a 5 star. 
Every step of the way, I was completely enthralled. I desperately wanted to get to the end to see how it all finished. This book poses an interesting and complex question and the way it's delivered made me reconsider, back and forth, countless times. LOVED the ending. I think it was done perfectly.
Everything about this book is pressing. The climate breakdown. The violence against women. The view from the brother who is struggling with the system of patriarchy and the damage it does to ALL people.
I absolutely love that we very rarely hear from the killer. He doesn't have a voice in this book and anything we learn of him is second hand but the main characters, the survivors, are treated with such care and respect.
And this is a first book?!? Georgia Harper is instantly going on my I'll-read-anything-you-write list.
Fuck it, it's a 5 star read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Child death, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual violence, Grief, and Torture

Moderate: Animal death, Car accident, Domestic abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

alanaw's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Child death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Eating disorder

kiwichill'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was an awesome book from this debut author.   She delved into her characters' minds so well,  using her experience as a psychologist to give insight into how victims of crime think and feel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Excrement, and Toxic relationship

rachchop's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Rape, Child death, Blood, Gore, Murder, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Domestic abuse