Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

House of Cotton by Monica Brashears

14 reviews

llams's review

dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, Blood, Sexual content, Racism, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Alcohol, Abortion, Death, Toxic friendship, Pedophilia, Body horror, Child abuse, and Classism

Minor: Rape and Dementia

randareads's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Addiction, Drug abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, Death, and Death of parent

kmoore98's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I liked it and I was confused. That could be my fault. I thought the writing style was great I just wanted more from some of the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Racism

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Drug use

holleysings's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Child abuse, Classism, Sexual content, Abortion, Abandonment, Self harm, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Child death, Death, Sexual violence, and Drug abuse

jellyfishleila's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Rape, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

gummifrog's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

It was hard for me to come up with a rating for this book. There was a lot I liked about it - its spooky atmosphere, well drawn characters, and a strong idea of the black body being used, abused, and bought by white people.

However, there were so many things left unsaid and so much that was weirdly unresolved. There were many plot lines that fell flat to me. The poor protagonist, Magnolia, goes through so, so much pain and suffering. This is not a happy story, although it has a hopeful ending. 

I thought it would lean a bit more into a horror/thriller aspect, but it was more thoughtful than unsettling in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Sexual violence, Racism, Pedophilia, and Rape

Moderate: Pregnancy, Vomit, and Alcoholism

Minor: Terminal illness and Trafficking

jakobmarleymommy's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Pregnancy, Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Rape, Abortion, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Dementia, Drug abuse, Vomit, Blood, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

honeyenbee's review

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Death, Alcoholism, and Rape

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, Vomit, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

nikzzz3's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

jraley_writes's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

Nothing ever really seemed to happen. There was suspense not realized...I wanted more and kept waiting and then nothing really happened...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Grief, Drug abuse, Death, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Abortion, Addiction, and Sexual content