Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

300 reviews

annabellacosci's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, and Pedophilia

Minor: Gun violence and Abortion

vilima's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Adolescente fazendo adolescentisse

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Abortion, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

edmund_pearce's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion

Minor: Misogyny

gaylandtoo's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Child abuse

Minor: Pedophilia

hue's review against another edition

challenging mysterious

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

2.0

The setting? Somewhat interesting. The plot? Quite fascinating. The characters? Can't say I cared for them. The writing? Not good.

So basically it comes down to the writing being repetitive, sort of "childish" (can't find the right word to explain it exactly), and quite cringe at times. Which sucks because it wasn't an awful plot to follow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, and Abortion

georgiamaybrogden's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Would not recommend for under 16s. That is my only flaw (stated as suitable for 12-18 on Amazon). 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Abortion, Physical abuse, Rape, Vomit, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Pedophilia, and Injury/Injury detail

filipacmiranda's review against another edition

4.5

I bought The Girls I’ve Been out of curiosity. Going into this book, I thought it would be more teen drama than bank robbery.
I must admit this story was a pleasant surprise! It was fast and “always moving”. I did not expect it to be heavy on themes like child abuse, trauma or bad parenting. Nonetheless, that was definitely the most grabbing part of the story.

Considering the whole book, I realise I didn’t care much for the robbery or the motives. What I enjoyed most was learning about Nora’s past experiences, the girls she used to be, what they taught her, and how they shaped her into the person she was when that robbery occurred.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Blood, and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Abortion

milakzm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

con bank man get out i am. natalie. rebecca. samantha. haley. katie. ashley. nora.

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Content Warnings

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

mj_86's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Gun violence and Pedophilia

rbjennings's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Death, Rape, Murder, and Kidnapping