Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Final Revival of Opal & Nev by Dawnie Walton

17 reviews

ellaensorcelee's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Death

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Violence, Sexual assault, Sexism, Addiction, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming, Car accident, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

victoria29's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Sexual assault, and Racial slurs

sallysimply's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

I truly loved this book! It was engaging, enraging, and ultimately touching. (I was very surprised I cried at the end.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Violence, Sexism, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Eating disorder

Ableist language Police harassment

readwithsuzanna's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Racial slurs, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Hate crime

Moderate: Death of parent, Sexual assault, Infidelity, and Police brutality

moonlit_paperbacks's review against another edition

dark inspiring reflective tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault and Drug abuse

readgramrepeat's review against another edition

challenging hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

4.75

Thank you Simon & Schuster Canada/37 INK and NetGalley for this gifted ebook. 

I’m a sucker for journalistic writing styles and I thought I enjoyed Daisy Jones & the Six until reading The Final Revival of Opal & Nev. They’re both written in an oral history format about fictional musicians so everyone will be comparing them and this book is SO GOOD that it actually ruined Daisy Jones for me.

This story is fiction but with its focus on race, it feels so real and important. It’s written with such clarity that I could picture Opal’s elaborate costumes and feel the tension building at concerts. I could totally see this getting turned into a TV series. 

Part One was a little slow for me, but I could hardly put down the rest of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Infidelity and Racial slurs

Minor: Addiction and Sexual assault

saradjab's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, and Infidelity