Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Mädchen in Scherben by Kathleen Glasgow

420 reviews

cowboylikeholly_12's review against another edition

This book was really really good and I really wanted to finish it, but it was the content that made me was to not finish it. This book mentions and describes in detail topics that readers that have a history with mental health issues, sh, and other similar topics might struggle with reading. The part of the book that I read was written amazingly and was very hooking, but I struggled to read certain descriptions and that made me decide it was better for me if I didn't read it. I'm sure it's a great book, but I would recommend reading a few reviews and trigger warnings before starting to read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, Abandonment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

charlieworm's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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

Charlie a nineteen year old has a messed up childhood. Her father died by jumping in a lake and her mother who loved her father dearly went insane and started beating Charlie as well as because of all this Charlie became secretive and reclusive to share her sadness with anyone. She was often bullied at school which made her develop habit of self harming. Self harm became her solace and after drawing these lines her pain went away for sometime. She started distracting herself by drawing and cutting up her skin. The story starts with Charlie being in a hospital where she is barely conscious. She wakes up in a dorm which not only looks depressing but is actually filled with survivors of self harm. It is a safe place but why did she end up there? Who was he who Charlie is afraid of? How did she find her way out of all the thoughts? Or does she end up repeating everything again?  Who were those people who helped her overcome hurdles and clear the dark cloud of confusion?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

nela_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

tinarodina's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

love4raz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

pavii_tra's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

bekah_bamboo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

zozpoz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, and Self harm

Moderate: Sexual assault

eedle_cacleberry's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Grief

Moderate: Drug abuse, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

reka111's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

That's how hearts get broken, you know. When you believe in promises.

Well, this book was something. Something I cannot - and do not want - to name. I can't decide if I liked it or not, because I honestly don't feel a single orphan feeling towards it, and it confuses me. I denied it somewhere in this book, maybe too much, and now I'm trying to figure out what it was.

Charlie was a girl with an extremely long journey, a girl in whose shoes many others can imagine themselves in, strong; weak, lost, full of hope, charitable, and so infinitely broken. Yet it was this diversity that made her so alive, not a survivor, but alive. She deserved so damn much peace and tranquility, so much. And I genuinely loved her, with all her flaws, she will surely stay in my heart for a very long time because she was able to get up off the floor, with difficulty, but she did it and I'm so proud of her for that. Besides, the others have grown very close to my heart, especially Blue and Linus, who helped her so much, I could give my whole soul to them.

The plot deals with a difficult subject, and I won't comment on that because I think everyone knows what I mean. It was relatively understandable, although it took a while for everything to come together, because as we progressed with the book, the more Charlie remembered and opened to the world. The pace itself was a bit slow and very long by the end. In short, it was good for one read, but I wouldn't read it again.

And remember; No matter what, wherever life takes you, up or down, there is always a way out, there is always light at the end of the tunnel, always.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Mental illness and Sexual assault