Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Bright Burning Things by Lisa Harding

8 reviews

briana513's review against another edition

Book was kind of depressing and characters were a bit complicated to follow via audiobook 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, and Child abuse

kyrabreanne's review

challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Alcoholism

mrssarahshirley's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Child abuse

thunderhead's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Alcoholism

krys_kilz's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

This is a very character driven story. I liked how Sonya's character was fleshed out and how the reader is able to see inside what she's thinking. The subtleties of Sonya as a potentially unreliable narrator and simultaneously as a woman whose instincts are constantly denied and belittled created thought provoking tension around how responses to mental illness and addiction are gendered.  

The ending was a bit abrupt, but I was really glad to see Sonya sticking up for herself and her son.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Fatphobia, Animal cruelty, Cancer, and Death of parent

booksaremyfavthing's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction and Alcoholism

Minor: Cancer and Child abuse

alyhutchss's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Powerful. This book is about navigating addiction and single motherhood. Sonya was once a famous actress, however after becoming a mother her life took a turn. She fell into a battle with alcoholism. 

Each and every page was raw, chaotic, and pulled at my heart. I was emotional at every step of Sonya and her four year olds story. Tommy is a sweet and unique child who Sonya undoubtedly loves. She has a uniqueness that she brings to motherhood, however the addiction stands her in the way. 

The writing of this book was really what brought it to life. Each chapter was short and easy to breeze through. The author brings a chaotic energy to Sonya’s narration which emulates what she is going through. 

I felt like there was something missing to the ending as the story ended abruptly. There were some pieces of their story I felt were left hanging, however this could be intentional on the author's part. 

I rounded this up to ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ on goodreads. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction and Alcoholism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Stalking, Violence, Cancer, and Alcoholism

kleecu's review

sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Child abuse