Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Just for the Summer by Abby Jimenez

784 reviews

sarahktrapp's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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It's a rom com about trauma. 
Well written, based in twin cities area, with travel nurses, but also just a lot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Car accident

Significant childhood neglect, toxic mother, avoidant attachment, PTSD, Foster child, death of a parent off page due to drunk driving, parent incarceration due to embezzlement on page

shelcmb's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional funny medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Wow! I haven’t read a book that i genuinely enjoyed and felt connected too in a long time. The emotional journey you are taken on is truly something and I felt like this book was REAL. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse

dloveslakers's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol

n_malin_p's review against another edition

5.0

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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New favourite author found

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment, Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Vomit, Grief, Death of parent

fiercereadsfiction's review against another edition

4.0

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Abandonment

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Pregnancy

plussizescuba's review against another edition

5.0

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Seriously ugly crying, stayed up all night to read in 1 sitting.  Author great at depicting complex interpersonal relationships. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief

Minor: Death of parent

jokf's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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: Yes

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a really easy, silly, and fun read, would definitely recommend!!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Abandonment

Minor: Death, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent

thecurlycorner's review against another edition

4.75

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Death of parent

weelasswithabook's review against another edition

5.0

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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CW: depictions of panic attacks, child neglect, abandonment, some sexual content, depictions of mental health crisis, imprisonment, implied physical child abuse, foster care system, death of a parent 

🌟 Online meet cute 
 🌟 Sort of fake dating
 🌟 Sort of single dad
 🌟 Cinnamon roll golden retriever 

This was beautiful 😭 such a raw portrayal of cPSTD and the affects it can have on navigating life and relationships. Emma had such rough life experiences, amd seeing her journey towards healing and self love was heart rending to watch. I cried many a tear reading this book. 

And Daniel, the epitome of "if he wanted to he would", a victim of circumstance. Poor guy grew up in such different circumstances and still got dealt a shitty hand. But he really stepped up and navigated his new life, not running away from his HUGE responsibilities. 

A major thing that gets me when reading mental health representation in a romance is that there's often an aspect of one saving the other, but Emma really did put in the work and made so many mature decisions to get her life on track without upending Daniel's newfound life knowing her mum's impact on her life as a child.  

This honestly couldn't have been done any better. I loved every single second. 
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent

Minor: Bullying, Drug use, Physical abuse, Excrement, Dementia, Grief

vermissum's review against another edition

4.5

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment

Moderate: Death, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol

Minor: Injury/Injury detail