Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

If You Tell by Gregg Olsen

64 reviews

cardlikecredit's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

4.5

This book was intense. Well written so that it flowed more like a narrative than just straight non-fiction. Keeps you hooked until the very end. Read with caution though, the details are really tough.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Fatphobia, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Excrement and Death of parent

priscillarobock's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

dale1997's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

n_binversie99's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, and Incest

csmoke85's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

csimonsensays's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

sydneylneel's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

anusplugger's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This story was truly heartbreaking to read and to know that these were true events were frightening. There are people out there who are like Shelly out in the world living without facing any consequences for their sadistic actions and it's so sickening . My heart goes out to all of the victims and victims family who were involved in all of this. There were moments in the story where I got frustrated with the victims because I kept thinking this was all fictional, but I had to take a deep breath to remember that these were true events. And if I were in their shoes, I myself would have done the same as them. However some people in the story should have been more involved and should have taken more action.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting

serenaann's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cancer, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Self harm, Terminal illness, Excrement, Vomit, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

caitcalvert's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail