Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart by Holly Ringland

9 reviews

pikkumarja's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

Tässä on vähän sellainen keski-ikäistyneen naisen voimaballadin sävy, mutta toimii kyllä nuoremmillekin ja oikeastaan varmaan kaikille lukijoille. Aiheet ovat todella raskaita, mutta kieli on todella kaunista ja kerronta pitää otteessaan vahvasti. Kukkiin kiinnittää kirjan jälkeen enemmän huomiota ja jälkisanoissa + kiitoksissa on kerrottu kauniisti siitä, kenen maalla ja kenen tarinoista ammentaen kirja on kirjoitettu.

Alicen ja tarinan muiden naisten vuoksi toivoisin, että kirjassa ei olisi miehiä niin paljon. Miehet eivät oikein nappaa.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Alcoholism, Violence, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Mental illness

sienna_54's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

just want to wrap alice up in a hug and protect her from the world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Sexual violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty

zahrahazmi's review

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, and Violence

bswanntastic's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Rape

geemill's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

ashyyy's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

This book feels so special, but I'm not entirely sure why. I fell into a world I was not expecting to find and lived alongside characters I grew to love and care for. I felt such a pull towards Alice Hart's character and the need to see her safe and looked after.
The writing was easy, yet beautiful, to read. I found myself enjoying the secret language of flowers and going back to discover what characters were saying to each other through them. I already want to read it again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence and Sexual assault

dqueen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed the poetic writing of the book, I was constantly transfixed and wanting to read more.
I thought the integration of First Nations people, and their story telling was incredibly respectful and done so in an interesting way (recognizing I am not a First Nations individual).

The depiction of a domestic violence relationship was awfully good, it was heart wrenching to read, however an accurate depiction of what many experience.

I loved the artwork and small poetry throughout, and incorporation and Australian Natives 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse

spellygirl's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Really unsure how to rate this. I liked the flower language. I liked the parts with Moss and some of the other Flowers. I liked the stories about the tourism and indigenous people. I liked Sally 

It was also very slow paced, jumping around a lot
And committing the same mistakes as so many others. I know it happens in real life, but it still bugs me. 

Checking trigger warnings is recommended.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, and Child abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Death, Sexual violence, Infidelity, and Stalking

elysh_kaye's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Gorgeous prose, makes me yearn to travel more of Australia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, and Sexual violence

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty