Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Drahá Avo by Ilsa Madden-Mills

40 reviews

am193's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

2.0

So this book isn’t “good” when you look at it from a literature point of view. The dialogue is pretty terrible, the plot is clunky, and it’s generally a bit cringeworthy. But it’s a book you can read and enjoy almost as a palate cleanser. It’s enjoyable in the same way as fanfiction on Wattpad or AO3. Lots of potentially triggering content though so check content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Drug abuse and Alcoholism

Minor: Bullying and Violence

Very casual treatment of sexual violence - Ava’s rape was treated as a plot device without thought of realistic affects on the character.

alexiaalves's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Sexual assault

Moderate: Abandonment, Suicide attempt, and Drug abuse

hannahlee98's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

nineinchnails's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

kaileyn's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

Graphic: Sexual assault, Suicide, Drug abuse, Rape, and Alcoholism

lilli0311's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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: Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Addiction, Violence, Drug abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Suicide, Rape, Mental illness, and Child abuse

rosie_read_it's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-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

3.0

I struggled a lot with this book. Certain aspects of the plot were handled really well, and I think the relationship was good - but so much of it just seemed creepy to me. And the last chapter was frustrating, but I guess it worked in context. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Drug use

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Classism, Pedophilia, and Gaslighting

julieneverland's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

areadingkit's review against another edition

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.25

This was such a good book that I enjoyed so much!

Please go into this having read the TWs because it has quite strong prevalence of SA discussions which I thought were done so well despite being such a difficult topic to cover. 

Other than that, I really loved the romance which is kind of second chance romance but also enemies to lovers and it was so interesting to read about Knox and Ava though it was way too obvious from the get go that Knox was Ava’s secret admirer and I was sort of disappointed there wasn’t more of that anonymous pen pal trope. 

Their actual relationship was so heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time and I loved their dynamics and chemistry, though I do feel like some of their interactions felt a bit too scripted and almost unnatural at times. Like the banter didn’t feel that genuine at times and the pacing of their relationship was a little all over the place for me. 

The drama aspect I thought was very good and I loved how prevalent side characters ended up being to the story. But again, some of the writing was a bit weirdly paced and sometimes overly dramatic for the events happening. 

I loved loved loved the epilogues and ending of this one though, it was so sweet after sort of breaking my heart with a time jump and I adore that the characters ended up being so family oriented and the end was just so comforting and homey which I think is not often done well enough at the end of romance novels! 

Such a good read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

daijahsbookworld's review against another edition

5.0

December 2021
okay ik this book is so angsty and dramatic and messy but it resonates with my angsty, dramatic, messy soul consistently

July 2021
Read for Tarot Readathon 2021: Queen of Wands

This book was just perfection and I just adored the characters and the themes throughout it. It made me so emotional and for being a high school romance, I feel like it dealt with everything perfectly. The end also was written so well and I just loved every moment of it. I couldn't put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicide