Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

One of Our Own by Lucinda Berry

22 reviews

bails_bookshelf's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual violence

k_rose95's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Idk why I read this because this is one of my biggest fears as a parent. Especially a boy mom.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

krystleclear88's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Suicide, Rape, Suicide attempt, and Sexual violence

cynireads's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, and Bullying

Minor: Sexism

kristihiggi's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Bullying, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Murder

allena_inwonderland's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

First a big thank you to Libro.fm for the ALC!
Wow. This was one of the hardest books I've listened to in a long time. It's heavy with triggers of SA, rape & suicide hotline. As a survivor there were moments I had to really pause before continuing. It's a short audiobook under 4 hrs and AJ Cook did an amazing job narrating!
It's starts off with a call into the hotline and our MC who answers ends up getting attached and gives out her personal cell to the teen who called. 
You then follow the story of the teenager and her story; and our MC Felicia and the lengths she goes to help this mystery girl. 
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I will say that the end was predictable but it didn't take away from the story for me. If you can handle the audio I highly recommend listening to it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, and Sexual assault

lightseeker's review

dark emotional tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Rape, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

blica15's review

dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

This was my first Lucinda Berry book and so I wasn't sure what I expected, but it wasn't this heartbreaking book. While predictable, the story is well-written and the predictability didn't affect the novella. The narration by A.J. Cook and Tessa Albertson was extraordinary. It is a fast-paced, emotional thriller. Great intro to audiobooks and a great introduction to the author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts and Sexual violence

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

arf26's review

emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts

dagrumpypixi3's review

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

It took me a while to get through because I myself am an SA survivor. This was a great book that didn't go too far into detail about that assault which I appreciated. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Sexual violence