Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Awakening by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

35 reviews

carenbert's review

4.0

adventurous emotional funny inspiring medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Grief, Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse

smk817's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 25%

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Bully-romance is not for me. Toxic relationships are not for me. This book is rank with non-consensual activity, and based on the reviews I started reading to see if it got better, it DOES NOT. Soooo, I don’t have time for relational and emotional abuse. No thanks.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Drug use, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Death of parent

princeofhearts_'s review against another edition

2.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book made me feel icky. None of these men are allowed within 100 yards of a school zone. They’re all weird and yet the twins keep lusting over them every five seconds??? The author DEFINITELY has a degradation kink. I gave it two pity stars because it had potential and it seems like the second book might actually be worth reading. It’s insane to me that this book comes so highly recommended. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Rape, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent

carotaro's review

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Classism

kathymarie7's review

4.75

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Lots of tropes but I thought it was fun ! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment

julelaurine's review

0.25

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Death of parent, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Car accident, Abandonment

bbygirl21's review

5.0

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Wow did the characters in this book make me angry, but it was so good. I honestly wish I'd read it sooner ins ead of hesitating so long on it. That ending has me wanting to go straight into the second book and if I didn't have ARCs to read right now I would. I can't wait to see what happens next. I absolutely recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual content

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Medical content, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment

myknos's review against another edition

1.0

challenging dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Could have been interesting as it’s a col sounding world but holy sexual assault with a side of trauma!
Just no!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

Moderate: Child abuse

aishoka's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Tried this without knowing anything about it.  I was invested enough in some of the unrevealed plot points to finish the book but when I learned there are 8 or 9 more books I wish hadn’t bothered since nothing was resolved. The bullying is extreme and the relationships very unhealthy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Sexism, Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent

rett8's review

3.25

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death

Minor: Sexual content