Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

The Girls I've Been by Tess Sharpe

29 reviews

kharlan3's review against another edition

(f/f, YA, thriller). This book had me entranced all the way through. The author does an incredible job narrating, and the story, of a bank heist hostage situation interspersed with the mc’s history, is excellent. It solidified what I already knew, which is that I love found family stories so much, and I love “I adore my romantic partner but my friends mean just as much to me” even more. So good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Violence, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Trafficking

Moderate: Medical content

elinmln's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Abortion and Car accident

thisiscourt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Medical content, Pedophilia, Vomit, and Physical abuse

Minor: Abortion, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

lilifane's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

I had no idea books like this are being written. I definitely need more like this. (And here I was thinking I'm over YA books...pffff) 
It is about a bank heist from the hostages point of view and the protagonist is this smart, resourceful, badass teenage girl. She's basically the modern day version of Arya Stark. This part of the story just reads like a mix of an action-adventure game and a Die Hard movie. I LOVED it. It's super action packed and fast pased with witty lines and dialogies. But the main plot is interrupted by flashbacks of the protagonist's pasts. Which is really had hitting and full of triggers. This part of the plot was a little weaker in my opinion but I still wanted to know what exactly happened in the past. And all the chapters going back and forth were really short, so it didn't get boring or distract too much from the main plot. 
I absolutely loved the friendship group and the romantic relationships and the found family trope, these relationships were just wholesome. There was a lot of trauma and healing and LGBTQ+ representation and therapy and soooo many more little things I liked. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence

foreverbookwandering's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Vomit

betweentheshelves's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

This is such a fast paced read, full of twists that make you keep turning the pages. Inserting flashbacks also made Nora even more of a mystery to figure out throughout the book, and I loved the relationships between her and Iris and Wes. They were played out so well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident, Gun violence, and Medical content

yvonne_cl's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Sexual assault, and Rape

hamohero's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Murder

Minor: Death, Grief, and Medical content

invaderlinz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

4/4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion and Pregnancy