Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Daughters of the Deer by Danielle Daniel

5 reviews

lumew2's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad 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 need a cigarette.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Rape, Colonisation, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Sexism, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Outing, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Incest

booklover_04's review

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, War, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Pedophilia, Suicide, Alcohol, Bullying, Death of parent, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Addiction, Grief, Racism, Incest, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Medical trauma, and Genocide

Minor: Sexual harassment

daniellekat's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

An important story focused on colonialism in Canada that needs to be told more often. Ultimately the writing was just not for me. It was very simple and I was expecting something with more nuance and prose. The characters were flat and it was hard to understand their motivations with the changing POVs and switching from first and third person narration. I was confused by the target audience for this book because the content could be challenging but the writing was very juvenile. It would be a great novel study for high school students due to the developed themes and stylistic choices. It was fascinating to know that this fictional tale was rooted in the author’s ancestry. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Grief, Suicide, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Outing, Animal death, Racism, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual content, Murder, and Pregnancy

sandyrabanana's review

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Grief, Torture, Toxic relationship, Colonisation, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, and War

corneliusmcstrawberry's review

dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

currently writing this review in tears! just finished the book and i knew it was not going to be a happy ending yet the last paragraph pushed my tears over the edge. a beautiful and devastating book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death, Racism, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, Lesbophobia, Grief, Alcohol, Homophobia, and Colonisation

Moderate: Pregnancy, Incest, Blood, and Miscarriage