Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

6 reviews

comfsp's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

3.75

It was a good read, i just flew through it. I liked the characters and i really liked the premise and the general idea of the story. However it features some very heavy topics yet puts emphasis on less important things. Sometimes the writing felt juvenile. I get that she was a kid when all that happened so she couldn't feel the full weight of everything and she's still only a teenager but she kinda just brushed over the most impactful parts that i think that could've been taken more seriously. What i really liked was that she kept a lot of her secrets and only revealed what she had to not just to other characters but also to us as readers. it felt very authentic. 

my favourite parts were when iris used the guy's ignorance on the female body as a weapon against him and when nora told iris to bury her feelings deep and wes corrected her

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Blood, Child abuse, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

neliadiedenise's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Rape, and Sexual harassment

britgirlreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Child abuse, Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Lesbophobia, Grief, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Pedophilia

mallorycestone's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

4.5** I loved this book. It was interesting, twisted and so unique. The only thing I didn’t like was the whole 50 pages of resolution but honestly it wasn’t bad because I already had come to love the characters so much. I wish this was a series or I could read more books about these characters. I did find that some of the flashback chapters were a bit unnecessary, but I enjoyed them nonetheless. It was super entertaining!! Really excited to see what they do with the movie :))

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Medical trauma, and Rape

Minor: Abortion

galexy_brain's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Pedophilia

Minor: Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Biphobia, Death, Drug use, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Vomit

imstephtacular's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Death, Grief, Mental illness, and Medical trauma

Minor: Abortion, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Murder, and Sexual assault