Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James

17 reviews

sarah_speaks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Suicide, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content and War

Minor: Death of parent

unboxedjack's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual assault, and Death

Minor: Suicide

shereadytoread's review against another edition

dark mysterious

3.0

This book is good but you can tell her newer books are more polished. The supernatural and romance elements are a bit heavy handed to the point that the story feels disjointed instead of flowing with the mystery. But overall it is interesting with a couple good plot twists.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Confinement, and Murder

Minor: Sexual assault

msteinhaus's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

Wasn't good for me. I don't like books written from the perspective of women who lack confidence in themselves, which is true of this narrator, Sarah Piper. I also don't like the romance trope of people who are irresistibly physically attracted to each other without any actual knowledge of each other. The backstory of the ghost in question is also horrible. In conclusion, this story had lots of attributes that, had I known, probably would have prevented me from picking this up in the first place. You've been warned!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Murder, Sexual assault, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Death, and Child abuse

bee87's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Pedophilia, Suicide, War, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Rape

chapterobsessed's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Thank goodness for audiobooks. I would have DNF the physical. 

This was a snoozer. 😴😴😴

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide and Rape

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Alcoholism

sayhar13's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Sexual assault, and Sexual content