Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland by Gina DeJesus, Kevin Sullivan, Mary Jordan, Amanda Berry

7 reviews

plainjanethebookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Torture, Mental illness, Abortion, Child abuse, Confinement, Rape, Sexual violence, Grief, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

restlessbookish's review against another edition

dark informative slow-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

Moderate: Miscarriage

Minor: Racial slurs

emilybsullivan's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Kidnapping, and Child abuse

Moderate: Drug abuse

lbooch24's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Sexual assault

llamamama08's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Pregnancy

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

What an absolutely incredible read and account of the perseverance, hope, and strength of these two (/three) young women. I really love hearing these stories from the survivors perspective - their voices are so strong. I loved the layout and pacing of listening to this book as well. It was very easy to follow. Very well done.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Grief, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, Racial slurs, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Abortion, Death of parent, Self harm, and Misogyny

Minor: Animal death, Drug use, and Racism

jchapple's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

I'm local to Cleveland and followed this story from when these girls first went missing. I mention that because I thought by the time this book came out, I had heard it all. I was wrong.

Amanda, Gina, and their editors did an incredible job of blending their own separate stories, their combined experiences, and background information to create a full picture of what happened. It's a tough read, especially if you're not as familiar with their stories. But the overall tone isn't one of shock value, but rather it is one of inspiration and, as the title says, hope.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Child abuse, and Sexual assault