Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Storm We Made by Vanessa Chan

33 reviews

emziesreads's review against another edition

informative sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

Within this book, there is an important story to tell. However, I found the execution failed to sustain my interest in the characters and their experiences in Japanese occupied Malaya. While they were supposed to be a family, the perspectives of each family member felt like an individual story. While we know the cruelty of the Japanese occupation,  this seemed to serve as shock value in the book. An ok read that just wasn't for me but maybe for those who are fans of easily digestible romances set during world war 2.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Vomit, War, and Rape

bendercath's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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? Yes

4.25

So beautiful and so sad. I thought that I was done with WWII historical fiction yet I had never read a book set in this part of the world. I learned so much! I look forward to reading more by Vanessa Chan.
The title of the book is so meaningful in multiple ways throughout the story’s development. Again: so beautiful and so sad.
Props to Samantha Tan for an exquisite reading of this book in the audiobook version. Beautiful.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Violence

Moderate: Sexual violence

isahart7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Kidnapping, Violence, Colonisation, War, Trafficking, Rape, Racism, Physical abuse, Alcoholism, and Sexual violence

scifi_rat's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Grief, Infidelity, Violence, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Confinement, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Death, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Racism, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Child death, Classism, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Religious bigotry, Torture, Abandonment, and Excrement

charrrchar's review

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Alcoholism, and War

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual violence

websterecho's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Murder, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Violence, and War

writergracie's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Colonisation, War, Violence, Murder, and Torture

bowbeforeloki's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was so emotionally driven.  I couldn't put it down but it broke my heart

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Gore, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Murder, Pedophilia, Genocide, Child death, Colonisation, Addiction, Classism, Mental illness, Racism, Trafficking, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Medical content, Rape, War, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Toxic relationship

karlzlee's review

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Child death, Alcohol, Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Death, Alcoholism, Violence, War, and Sexual violence

catladytiff's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Death, Sexual assault, Violence, War, Torture, and Sexual violence