Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Sadie: A Novel by Courtney Summers

390 reviews

tillywa's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Pedophilia and Child abuse

rachelbram's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Child death

samnash's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.75

Would have been so much better without the epilogue. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Blood, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Murder, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Rape, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Death, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

moonlitface's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.25

Lord have mercy, this book was DARK. Don’t expect this book to be a light YA mystery thriller, bcs it’s not!! It was so depressing and gut-wrenching, especially bcs Sadie took off with the grief she felt after the death of her sister. It left me feeling sad and empty….

Highly recommend the audiobook; the production is just chef's kiss!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Pedophilia

ckashley's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

Quick read. Very difficult context. Still worth it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Trafficking, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Rape, Addiction, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

As a parent of teenaged daughters in the "man or bear" Era, this is a tough read. But it's so important.

reedandright's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Child death, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Grief, Toxic friendship, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol

Minor: Ableism and Cursing

bookeduntil's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Violence and Terminal illness

kecasey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Alcohol, Abandonment, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Addiction, and Pedophilia

alexandcats14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

Heartbreaking. Gut wrenching. This book is so so so so so important in so many ways. I will never forget Sadie. No more dead girls. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, and Violence

jjsbookcase's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault