Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

The Night Swim by Megan Goldin

75 reviews

cryptidonwheels's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Rape, and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Cancer, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty and Stalking

gen_wolfhailstorm's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The Details:
Narrated by Bailey Carr, January LaVoy, Samantha Desz
Unabridged 

One of my late netgalley arcs, I decided to listen to via my library app.

This was riveting and harrowing read following a dual sexual assault case, one in the present day and one set in the mystery of a cover up that happened some years before. 

We follow a podcast presenter investigating both cases and it was interesting to see the perspective of varying characters of what, to me, is an obviously awful crime.

The acts done to the body was so graphic and really hard to read, so please bear that in mind.

Overall, I'm glad to have finally read this, but it was a heavy, difficult read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Animal cruelty, Cancer, Car accident, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Stalking, Torture, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Rape, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

lpdx's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Murder, Alcohol, Grief, Rape, Violence, Death, Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Cancer, Gun violence, and Blood

charnewb's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Cancer

cursed_sapphire's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

What I have learned by reading this book: I really hate reading about trials. I already knew that, unless this book was going to have either a seriously questionable or very pessimistic ending, the defendant would get charged. But I had hoped the mystery would still pull me in. It didn't. 

In better news, I did like the murder mystery half. The twists were interesting, and the flashbacks were by far the best written segments of the story. 

But sadly, overall my enjoyment of this book was hampered by a trial plot I did not feel invested in. If you like watching lawyer shows or otherwise just don't mind court stories, this would probably be a pretty good book for you. But I guess I just came for the murder mystery thriller and left disappointed by the legal case.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

cnpena's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

nessaraquel's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

leau84x's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual harassment

xread_write_repeatx's review against another edition

5.0

Really strong writing which kept me reading as much as I could but eventually had to take a break on because the content was too heartbreaking and difficult to get through. After sitting in my to-read shelf for over a year, I have decided I will not be reading until the ending, and I just do not have the heart, stomach, or mind to make it to the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, and Sexual harassment

karajreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Murder