Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The War that Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

53 reviews

verysillygoose's review against another edition

hopeful sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and War

Minor: Death

scorpstar77's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: War

euphemiajo's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Abandonment, and War

maconmecrazy's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and War

steppc2's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring fast-paced

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

4.5

I love this children's historical fiction novel. It is adventurous and emotional, i became attached to the characters. I could not put the book down, surprisingly enough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child abuse, and War

tak_everlasting's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring

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

5.0

As someone who read this book both when I was the target audience and when I'd grow out of it, I absolutely loved it. Brubaker Bradley's writing style draws you in, and makes you truly love these characters, which is especially crucial for a first person narrative.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Death and Homophobia

morganperks's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Violence, Grief, War, and Injury/Injury detail

thelostbookmark11's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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

Such an amazing book! It makes me cry just about every time I read it, but it is so, so good.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Ableism and War

stoola's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

inspireflyreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is spectacular. I really didn't think I was going to do a 5 star on it... definitely a 4 but this book has stayed with me. I have found myself thinking about it a ton. If you love World War 2 books this is a refreshing different perspective of a London kid but it adds a whole other layer. It does feel a bit like Bedknobs and Broomsticks at the beginning but I think this is way better. It also does a great job of dealing with/showing child anxiety and PTSD. Absolutely superb, I was sad it was over.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Deals with anxiety and PTSD