Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Girl and the Goddess: Stories and Poems of Divine Wisdom by Nikita Gill

7 reviews

yinflower's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Colonisation, Sexual violence, Biphobia, Sexual assault, Sexism, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, War, and Violence

cartermon4's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Biphobia, Bullying, Body shaming, Colonisation, and Homophobia

Minor: Grief, Child abuse, Alcohol, War, and Violence

purplehulk713's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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

Simply hermosa. An enchanting expression of Hindu mythology, Indian culture and its clashing views (even the incongruous ones within the Hindu belief system where many queer gods and goddesses exist, but stigma and discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community remain) throughout the last century to the present day, through the perspective of a girl visited by true goddesses to help her navigate her dharma, as the book puts it. Nikita Gill is her own brand of divine, dancing in the footsteps of the goddess Saraswati herself, and always lifting up her readers with her incredible talents to find the divine in themselves. As the goddess Ratri says to Paro,

“You don't see the wind . . . But you do know it is there. You know it exists. You feel it. Faith works the same way.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Mental illness, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Biphobia, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Body shaming

etdancer's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-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

I never thought I’d be into a verse narrative, but this was incredible and so easy to breeze through! Emotional, dark, uplifting, inspiring, passionate, and devastatingly vulnerable in the most beautiful of ways!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Sexism, Biphobia, Sexual violence, and Violence

freg's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

i loved it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Outing, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Violence, War, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

Minor: Abortion, Domestic abuse, and Eating disorder

rini's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body shaming, Bullying, Hate crime, Homophobia, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Xenophobia

artsybrea's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Bullying, Body shaming, Child abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Islamophobia, Racial slurs, and Xenophobia