Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Antes de Que Llegaras / Before We Were Yours by Lisa Wingate

41 reviews

nadia_luq's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Abandonment, Grief, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Dementia

Moderate: Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, and Infertility

Minor: Death of parent

amberlinanderson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

This book will make you experience every emotion: love, sadness, fear, disgust, happiness, anger, hope. I had no idea what I was getting into, and I’m too young to have ever heard of this real life scandal. I loved this story so much, but it also broke my heart. I definitely recommend giving this a read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Classism, Death, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Rape and Infertility

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

duchess16's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

4.75

holy spaghetti this book. i cannot even find the words to describe it. it’s wholesome and deep and emotional and clean and literally makes me want to read it over and over again…. the storyline and multiple time lines is exciting and intriguing and I feel like i could aLmOsT predict what was gonna happen, and then it would. but in a way i never expected. idk i can’t put words to how i feel right now. this book rattled my insides and i don’t know how i can pick up another book now 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Kidnapping

Minor: Bullying, Confinement, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Grief, Physical abuse, Self harm, Alcohol, and Forced institutionalization

fruity999's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.0

I added this book to my wish list a while ago but can’t remember why. I didn’t really enjoy it but it was easy to read. the topic is also important and one that may need to be explored more but often the story came across as shallow and entitled. The present day storyline felt corny in comparison to the experiences of the past storyline. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Child death, and Death of parent

kerrygetsliterary's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Classism, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

mandi4886's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Abandonment, Murder, Pregnancy, Body shaming, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Infertility, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual harassment, Blood, Child abuse, Classism, and Confinement

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Alcoholism, Ableism, Alcohol, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Police brutality, Chronic illness, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Vomit

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Terminal illness, Cancer, and Antisemitism

lucy_shanners's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Trafficking, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Confinement, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Dementia, Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Mental illness

Minor: Alcoholism and Self harm

keepsleep's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child death, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, and Confinement

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-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? No

2.75

Essentially this book, aside from the really upsetting atrocities committed against the children, is about a rich, well-connected white woman who can't fathom that people could be treated like objects to be bought and sold, as if she didn't grow up in a formerly Confederate state. The main present-day character and the author's note really show these women's privilege when they talk about how unbelievable the buying and selling of humans was during Georgia Tann's years of human trafficking, even though the institution of slavery was supported by law in the United States for hundreds of years.  Also, there was really no reason to use the g-slur repeatedly (and almost as an endearment?) for river-dwelling folk. The story was solid, but the writing wasn't for me. A whole lot of over-telling instead of showing and a simile in every third sentence. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Excrement, Grief, Kidnapping, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, and Racial slurs

badwitch's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Trafficking