Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Lighter Than My Shadow by Katie Green

48 reviews

annabella's review against another edition

sad fast-paced

4.0

Feels hard to rate something so autobiographical. Related a lot to this one, and liked the subtle colour changes in the pages to keep track of time. Liked how pages were used in different ways eg with a few of just big blank space, made it feel quicker to read too. The art style isn’t my personal favourite but it communicated well what it wanted to I think !

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Rape, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

amberspej's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Self harm

jaylulah26's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Mental illness, and Eating disorder

c100's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Vomit, Eating disorder, and Fatphobia

pacifickat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

4.75

Powerful, dark, and at times hopeful. This book is a raw and accurate first person account of living with an eating disorder, a complex mental health issue few can really understand unless they've been there, too. 

The overbearing and inescapable shadow of black squiggles swirling above and around the main character provided an excellent visual for the seemingly unshakable and ever-present prison of unhealthy and obsessive thoughts that can tumble and cycle around in a person's mind. 

While this graphic novel looks dauntingly hefty, this actually helps the reader understand to some extent how long the struggle for recovery can take. I am amazed at the detail the author was able to remember and convey regarding the specific iterations of her struggles with her disorder over the years,

from annorexia, to exercise bulemia, to cycles of binging and restricting.

It's remarkable how well she recalls her own feelings and thought processes along the way, especially during her tween and teen years. 

This is a book full of triggers and is worthy of a giant warning label for anyone trying to avoid topics such as

descriptions of specific eating disorder behaviors, bullying, sexual assault, self harm, and suicidal ideation.

  It gives very honest and graphic first-person depictions. Proceed with caution and take breaks as necessary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Chronic illness, Grief, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Sexual content and Forced institutionalization

therapeutic malpractice, abuse of power

, thought control,

cult leader vibes

, mental disassociation, specific eating disorder behaviors, specific self harming behaviors,

actual grooming behaviors by a person with perceived power and control

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complicit behavior by another who knows about a sexual predator and does nothing about it

, guilt, shame, and fear

kjurewicz's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This book was powerful, heartbreaking, and hopeful. An important read, especially for YA readers and anyone struggling with mental health. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Eating disorder

theangrystackrat's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Eating disorder

kiararedman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Eating disorder, and Rape

chan_137's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

Honestly i would give it a 4.5⭐

So it is a book that i needed. As it was relatable it was a little bit hard for me to get on with it. It was an honest and brave attempt in showing and depicting the struggles of a person suffering ED and how the recovery as challenging. Much recommended.

Thank you author for this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Mental illness

Minor: Fatphobia

vaughtgn's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Rape