Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

128 reviews

sterrasbookadventure's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Vomit, Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

maisiemoo's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion

chris_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Chronic illness, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Blood

Minor: Body shaming, Abortion, and Fire/Fire injury

theunfinishedbookshelf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abortion

vniasf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? Yes

3.75

i love it! it didn’t glorify any abuse the characters went through and shows that it’s hard to leave abusive relationships. 
it’s filled with the found-family-trope, friendships, romance, funny characters and action! i did cry a couple times but found a new favorite character: Iris Moulton. i love her <3

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

debussy's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.5

The Girls I've Been is immersive and burns rubber the entire ride, which makes it a quick read. I enjoyed nearly everything about it, especially how much deeper the plot became outside of the surface level bank robbery. That said, I found some of the flashback scenes a bit hard to buy given the age of the main character is always referenced but never quite feels true-to-age for these sections. Granted, Nora is forced to grow up fast, but I still had a hard time suspending my disbelief. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual assault and Blood

Minor: Abortion and Pregnancy

hobbitatheart's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Blood

holliesatchell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Medical content, Car accident, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit

goddaniiit's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Sometimes, you just KNOW a book is going to be worth 5 stars right off the bat. That's how I felt as soon as I started my book annotation journey with this book in particular. I went insane not just with the witty narration style but also with the amount of details showcased at the start of every chapter. The Flashbacks might've been a problem to others but, maybe this is on me being an anime viewer, I found that it was shown to the reader/s at the perfect time. It definitely kept me on the edge of my seat as I tried to guess how they were going to get out of the situations they were in whilst getting a better understanding of what each individual 'girls' thought process is like.

I'm also a sucker for the found family troupe. So, seeing Nora and Wes banter all throughout was very enjoyable to read about. As I also like some angst sprinkled along, the aftermath of their break-up was handled really well especially with how great of a middle-man Wes played during Truth for Truth between Nora and Iris. Speaking of Iris, Her chaotic energy truly brings me life.

As curious as I am for a sequel (since the resolution made it seem like that was a possibility and I would love to see more of Lee if I'm being honest), I also wouldn't mind if it just stayed as a standalone. It works either way - as the reader sees how far Nora has grown as a character when comes to a conclusion about her identity and how her trauma doesn't define who she is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Abortion, and Pregnancy

ladyfrecklles's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

it took a while for me to really get into the story because it reads a bit like a person trying to be deeper than they are. once you realize what the main character has actually been through it seems less arrogant and more hardened by circumstance. i want to say it was a fun read, but it was kind of dark. overall it kept me interested!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail