Reviews tagging 'Death'

As raparigas que fui by Tess Sharpe

126 reviews

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I really enjoyed this book about a girl who was forced to be anything but for her entire life. It was exciting and thrilling and dramatic and sad. A great YA thriller about a smart girl who finally becomes herself. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abortion

aliciawhatsthestory's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

This was our book club pick for this month. While I liked it, the entire club agreed that the amount of trauma felt a bit excessive throughout this book, especially since the way it was marketed did not indicate how dark and heavy the topics would be. We would have all appreciated trigger warnings for the extensive abuse that is both detailed and implied in the main character, Nora’s, flashbacks to her life as a con artist. Netflix is making this a movie, and I have my doubts about how it will translate to screen, especially given the book is aimed at teenagers.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Pedophilia, Abortion, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

kate_mare's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

You need to read this book if you like lgbtqia and strong characters. This book reads incredebly fast and youll feel emphethy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Grief, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

bri__'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Pedophilia

cateemma's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

4.75/5 stars

this was so freaking good. i was gripped for the ENTIRE book which i don’t think has ever happened. and the climax was still climactic somehow. at one point, there’s a fire and the narrator is describing the smoke and i swear i could see smoke in the room i was in and smell it agh it was so well done. 
i knew going into this that it dealt with abuse but i didn’t realise how much… so here are some trigger and content warnings:
- psychological & emotional abuse by a parent
- r*pe (not graphic)
- child m*lestation (mentioned a few times)
- gr*oming (mentioned)
- domestic violence and abuse
- family violence
- child abuse
- s*xual assault
- guns
- bullying
- fbi/police
- abortion (mentioned)
i might have missed some but yeah, there was a lot of heavy stuff but nothing very graphic and it wasn’t the whole focus of the story.
i thought the depiction of being a survivor was very accurate, especially the thoughts the mc had and the way she talked about it with her therapist. also the therapist was GREAT which i loved. and healing was a big part of it, like after the trauma she experienced she didn’t just get better straight after. 
if anyone happens to read this review and wants more detailed content warnings please message me!! 
but i loved this book so so much, it was almost impeccable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Pedophilia, Rape, and Murder

Minor: Abortion

readingthroughinfinity's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book. THIS BOOK. This book makes me think I should read more thrillers. What a top tier piece of fiction. The plot was clever and exceptionally engaging, and Nora was a brilliant, compelling main character. I loved her relationship with Iris and her friendship with Wes, and their scenes together made the book so fun and emotional in equal measures. I'm going to need 3-5 business days to process how epic this was.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

4lifegirlboss's review against another edition

adventurous reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

girlboss

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, and Rape

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Gaslighting

fxygchn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

abbytruestory's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Vomit, Abortion, and Injury/Injury detail

vidya_is_vidya's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense

• 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 is absolutely amazing

PLEASE check the trigger warnings before reading this book

i adore nora, and wes, and iris. i love how the author wrote each of the characters in such a way where you could understand what they’re like

at no point did i know where the novel was going, but i enjoyed every second of it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Minor: Vomit, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

there are a lot of tws in this book, i really advise you to read them