Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Dominicana by Angie Cruz

52 reviews

zarrazine's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Xenophobia

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Racism, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Police brutality, Death, Grief, Incest, Gun violence, War, Alcohol, Child death, Xenophobia, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Racial slurs, Car accident, Colonisation, Excrement, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Vomit, Ableism, Abortion, Antisemitism, and Drug use

Smoking. Strangulation/suffocation. Colorism, antiblackness.

clagarnach_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, and Sexual violence

meredithahdavis's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Opened my eyes to some complexities of Latinx culture in the time period and the conflicts facing immigrant families to the US. That being said, I wish I could say that this book is hopeful, but it was a bit depressing and more graphic than I expected. A bit of a twist as it ended in a way I did not expect. Worth the read, but does not romanticize the struggle of the immigrant experience and the reality of intra-familial relationships. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

oliviantoinette's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Rape

Moderate: Racial slurs

amymcphrsn's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

sweetpeach's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Fatphobia

roxie_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

I don’t know if I’ll ever find to words to describe how amazing this book is. It just hits so close to my heart and genuinely felt like an incredibly immersive experience. I felt so much love and nurture for Ana that this book left me in shambles multiple times throughout. 
As a young Dominican woman, myself, this felt like so much more than an important story. It felt like such an intimate connection to the history of my people. To the ways my mother was raised, my grandmother, as well. It made me garner for more empathy for the women in my life than I ever thought possible. 
So to anybody pondering this read: please… just pick it up and start. It’s 100% worth the ride. 
Angie Cruz, I wish I could thank you a thousand times over, but for now you have a devoted fan :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Domestic abuse

joelleen's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

I had a really hard time getting through this story. I appreciate that it is based on real experiences and learned a lot but it was a hard read 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Racism, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Infidelity, Gun violence, Death, Confinement, Child death, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, War, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Bullying

mxpringle's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Pregnancy