Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine

12 reviews

breadbummer's review

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

5.0

I've been wanting to read this since I was in fifth grade, and I'm so glad I finally got to it 😭 What a fun, enjoyable story! Neither Ella nor Char are explicitly stated as trans, but ohhhhh my god they give off the most transgender energy, and I'm totally here for it.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Fatphobia, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Animal death and Ableism

freesiaelect's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

takarakei's review against another edition

lighthearted 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

Reread (from childhood). Reads pretty typical for a young fantasy/fairytale retelling from the 90s. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Death of parent

Minor: Confinement

rosymilk's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Minor: Pedophilia, Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Child abuse

erins_bookshelf_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

4.0

There’s definitely a nostalgia factor here but I love this book a lot :) 
It’s been a really long time since I read the book (I’ve seen the movie a lot though) and I didn’t realize how different it was from the movie until just now. I don’t mind the differences and really they could be two different stories, which is fine because I love both of them :) 
But this is a fun book and I love Ella and Char, they’re adorable :)    
You can definitely see some things in here that wouldn’t fly today (the amount of “fat = bad” in this book is a little iffy, and the way that some of the magical creatures are treated is… interesting?) but other than that it’s a fun read (my elementary  school self was obsessed with this one)

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Fatphobia, Body shaming, and Death of parent

Minor: Confinement

cateemma's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, and Classism

Moderate: Racism, Death of parent, and Adult/minor relationship

jackbifrost's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Confinement, and Grief

Minor: Classism

shimikonde's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.5

Much deeper and better-explored than the movie. A very quick and satisfying book.

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

wondereads13's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

I reread this recently, and it made me realize just how much this book impacted my life. Levine’s writing is impeccable, and I’m pretty sure Char set the bar for every love interest ever. Ella is a well-written, well-developed protagonist who you can’t help but root for, and I 100% recommend this book to anyone for its engaging plot, amazing characters, and meaningful message.

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Bullying

thecoolshadewarrior's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse