Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Binding by Bridget Collins

191 reviews

sternfrl613's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

2.75

This was a tough read that opened a couple of wounds I didn't need opening. I only read it till the end because I needed a happy end, and thankfully received one that I can make peace with. 
LGBTQIA*, SA survivors and children of abusive families: check the content warnings before reading to make sure you're up to what you're getting here. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Classism, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood

Minor: Excrement

animaniac17's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Incest, Violence, Sexual content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Rape, Vomit, Cursing, and Pedophilia

Minor: Alcoholism, Abortion, and Classism

ttimemachines's review

adventurous dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

you know, honestly? i for one was not mad about the romance bait and switch. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Homophobia, Violence, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

hvr's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Homophobia

verbosevespertine's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Animal death, Alcoholism, and Blood

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

briannafenty's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Homophobia and Sexual assault

readhaileyread's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Violence

Minor: Sexual content

nunchikoi's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Picked this book out of the shelf on a whim and was pleasantly surprised at the romance! Did not take the turn I was expecting, but again just so pleasantly surprised so I didn't mind. You can tell that this is the author's first foray into adult fiction, and there are some regrettable parts in the plot, but I think it's an overall earnest queer story. 

I will say that the premise of memory-bound books could've been fleshed out more, towards the end, it felt more like a gimmick but that might be more of a personal preference as again, I didn't really know what to expect. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Sexual assault

Moderate: Violence, Suicide, Homophobia, Rape, and Grief

It is extremely bittersweet, but not without hope.

acasiamae's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Animal death

Moderate: Rape, Vomit, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death, Homophobia, Murder, Addiction, and Alcoholism

saedith's review against another edition

3.0

Based on the first part of the book, I expected a very different story. It was intriguing, and I wanted to learn more about the world and binding. However, the book took a turn and then another in the third part, and especially the third one I wasn't a fan of. The second part was full of romance, and I hadn't even realised that was one of the book's genres. Not too bad, though, I was mainly just sad to leave most of the built up story and plot from part one behind. The third part, however, was just very violent and descriptive and didn't really introduce anything new to the book/world.

So I find it hard to rate the book, might change it to a lower rating later but let's leave at three for now.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Sexual assault