Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Madam by Phoebe Wynne

9 reviews

ajay913's review

challenging dark tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Child abuse, Stalking, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Racism, Suicide, Child death, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Lesbophobia, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Abortion, Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Trafficking, Death of parent, and Chronic illness

pinkvogue's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Child abuse

Moderate: Xenophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Trafficking

gondorgirl's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Sexism, and Chronic illness

Minor: Mental illness, Stalking, Gaslighting, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Racism, and Trafficking

dollhousebooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Sexism

Moderate: Trafficking

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Bullying

lynette_reads's review

dark mysterious tense 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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Murder, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Trafficking, Suicide attempt, Death, Suicide, Sexual assault, Confinement, Child abuse, Child death, and Classism

mintrogue's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Rape, Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, and Suicide

frecca95's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Trafficking

klfgasaway's review

challenging dark 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Trafficking

Moderate: Suicide

effy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.75

A dark gothic tale where the reader is left wondering what is happening for a large chunk of the book. As frustrating as it was to not know what was truly going-on, I appreciated that the reader only had as much knowledge as our protag.

An incredibly troubling premise, executed beautifully.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexism

Moderate: Trafficking, Medical trauma, and Suicide

Minor: Abortion, Xenophobia, Vomit, Violence, and Torture