Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Witch Doesn't Burn In This One by Amanda Lovelace

16 reviews

jahalahkay's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

3.0

Amanda Lovelace explores the topics of feminism and resilience in this book of poetry. 
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I know so many people who loved this book and while I loved some of the poems, I also found it to be a bit repetitive. I also felt like a lot of the poems were more anti-men than pro-women which was disappointing because I was hoping the focus would be more on the magic women hold. I did love the poems that focused more on the power of women and how they can change the world! Definitely check the content warnings before reading as well 🫶🏻

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Transphobia

pa0la_reads's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

Really liked this book. It definitely made be feel rage, anger, empowerment, and hope for women, for myself. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Fatphobia, Sexual violence, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Body shaming

lizacorn's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual violence, and Rape

Moderate: Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Self harm

robinks's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.0

I enjoyed this volume more than the first. I really liked the mirrored poems and the imagery of fire throughout.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Murder, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Blood, Violence, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Transphobia

gin_tucker's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence

siebensommer's review

1.75

‘we can’t lose our empathy’ to me doesn’t go along w ‘make no apologies; accept no apologies’.
feels too much like the ubiquitous effort to be as angry and loud as possible in order to overthrow shit rather than of all of us (including & especially men) being softer and more in the generous listening. this debate to me is going toward the false direction.

i am not wanting to discredit anger i am just questioning the sensibility and efficiency of words like these at a time like this (war, social injustice, lived consequences of decades disregarding our home & source 🌍)

also just didn’t find the style of poetry itself compelling

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

boopointeshoes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Wish I could give this book more than 5 stars!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, and Sexism

kj468's review against another edition

I borrowed this from the library because I follow the author on Instagram and quite like a lot of the poems she posts there (in 2022). However, the themes in this book were very different, ones I don’t relate to, and the overall message of the book seems to be “men bad, women victims”. While I’m a strong feminist and firmly believe that there are deeply rooted societal problems regarding the mentality that men at large are taught regarding women at large, this book was incredibly reductive and took the “all men” narrative too far. I wanted to finish this book but honestly it was too depressing and infuriating, and I just fundamentally didn’t agree with the viewpoint the book was taking, so reading the second half didn’t seem like a good use of my time. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Rape, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexism

selenaskitels's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

daphne_430's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Sexism

the author included a page with the trigger warnings at the beginning of the book