Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Love and Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan

26 reviews

sooporsalad's review

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book hit way too close to home…I loved it

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Lesbophobia, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Vomit

boo1's review

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

It made me cry

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Hate crime, Homophobia, Confinement, Religious bigotry, and Death

Moderate: Sexual assault

jem_carstairs's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Rape, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Grief, Misogyny, Confinement, and Islamophobia

Minor: Vomit

catlove9's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Sexual assault

discogecko's review

challenging emotional inspiring tense medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Domestic abuse, Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexism, Pedophilia, Hate crime, and Confinement

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Classism and Murder

shelbyteeter's review

2.5

This book was disappointing. It felt like a book about queer people written by a straight author. It needed explicit trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexual assault, and Homophobia

pey333's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia and Homophobia

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Hate crime, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, and Racism

uditadol's review

dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Hate crime

Moderate: Sexual assault and Incest

cramaley's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Lesbophobia, Outing, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, and Misogyny

readingqueerly's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I loved this book, but even though it made me cry I couldn't give it five stars because of the end. <Spoiler> As much as I loved this, I thought after everything that happened in Dhaka, Rukhsana forgave her parents too easily. I feel like I needed more time for them to really make up for the fact that they basically abused their daughter. Not to mention all the emotional stress they put her under and all the unfair treatment compared to her brother over the years. . Would deff recommend, though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia and Religious bigotry

Minor: Xenophobia, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Death