Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Sirens & Muses by Antonia Angress

75 reviews

const_elle_ations's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual assault

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Drug use

Minor: Suicide and Homophobia

knhall14's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

The writing was nice. However, I could not bring myself to love this book. I tried. I'm fine with messy characters but I feel like there wasn't enough time with each of them to love them. There was only one character that from the beginning you get a good sense of who they are. Even though it was a 13 hour audiobook it felt too short to connect with the storyline. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Suicide

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Drug use and Death

sydapel's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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

4.25

For those who have been searching for the emotional highs and lows Normal People dragged them on, have a little treat on me. Not only is this cover stunning, the book itself is an addicting examination of love and betrayal, art and capitalism and how little morality will get you in a system designed by the wealthy. I felt oddly attached to each of the central four characters, even through their flaws and mistakes. Despite a bit of predictability, I love books that seek to unpack the utter hypocrisy central to the various systems of art under capitalism, and this really hit the spot. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Infidelity, Death of parent, Self harm, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Sexual assault and Physical abuse

bookishsapphicshay's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Classism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and Suicide

do11burner's review against another edition

emotional reflective relaxing tense medium-paced

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

3.0

i ate this book up

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

luisa_he's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Mental illness, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Suicide

orireading's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-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? Yes

5.0

Can’t believe I waited so long to read this!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent, Death, and Suicide

shector1's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective relaxing tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Drug use

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, and Cursing

Minor: Suicide, Misogyny, and Vomit

micklesreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I adored this book, which is basically a character study and a meditation on art and capitalism. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

ynotlime's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Alcoholism