Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Hello Girls by Emily Henry, Brittany Cavallaro

27 reviews

stardust_heidi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

This book was a wild ride from start to finish, and I was unbelievably anxious at times. Haha. These two girls….it’s unbelievable what happens to them and how they come out on the other side. It’s inspiring and heartfelt and I just want these two to find their found family someday. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Misogyny

thingsjaymereads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, and Gun violence

Minor: Mental illness and Rape

grayh722's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Violence

juliadewolfe's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Child abuse

sharbison's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Bullying, Confinement, Death of parent, Dementia, and Violence

rheagoveas's review

adventurous emotional funny 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

sarahandmatilda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

This is a fairly exhilarating/therapeutic reading experience, reading about two downtrodden and abused teenage girls seizing power and agency in their lives. Normally I would avoid books where the main characters steal or break laws, but this was written in a way that I was cheering for them the whole time. There is just enough frivolity to balance out the dark aspects of the story, such as when they eat candy and junk food all the time (how do they have the energy to do what they do when they haven’t had any real food? who knows?!). I love how the chapter titles kept track of how much money they had at each moment.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse and Trafficking