Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Infamous by Lex Croucher

61 reviews

amyinorbit's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Gaslighting, and Sexual assault

daryn's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Vomit and Gun violence

megangrace's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Violence, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Minor: Rape

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Sexism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Classism and Gaslighting

Minor: Cursing, Pregnancy, Death of parent, Bullying, Sexual content, Colonisation, and Transphobia

merricatfromblackwood's review

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual assault, Infidelity, and Drug use

thebankofbooks's review

funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug use, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Toxic friendship

bunterobstkorb's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

readingqueerly's review against another edition

emotional funny slow-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

3.5

This fell right in my very niche love for queer, historical romances. Yet despite this, it took me a while to warm up to this one. While I do like historical romances, I'm much more used to them being written in a more contemporary language. This one very much had that classic vibe going on which I needed to get used to before I could enjoy. 
Once I did though it was smooth sailing and I enjoyed reading this book a lot. It didn't surprise me really, but it did make me feel the right things at the right moment about shitty men and yearning for a love that is taboo and wanting to make art and get credit for it.
I do wish the romance bit was a somewhat more emphasised and we had more happy couple moments, but I also understand why it would be redundant. 
All in all pretty fun if you're looking for sapphic Jane Austen vibes.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic friendship and Sexual assault

lazers28's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-paced

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

2.0

"Book Smart meets Bridgerton" the cover says. Hardly.

I went into this book expecting a fun, queer,  friends to lovers romance with a background of bohemian regency artists. Instead I spent 50% of this book mad at the male love interest for being scummy in about every way imaginable and 40% mad at the female main character for just sort of letting him get away with

being a liar, cheat, thief, drunkard, would-be rapist, and MURDERER(?) who never gets any real come-uppance.

I wish I would have given up on this book, but kept hoping it would get better, that the queer friends romance would finally become the main focus but it constantly got sidetracked by this asshole dude. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, and Sexual assault

thrntnja's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

In a way, what I liked most about this book is how it realistically it portrays falling under the spell of someone who gaslights you. I do appreciate how delicately it was woven into this story, even if Eddie is absolutely insufferable at times.  Overall I did enjoy this book, though I wish I could have had more Eddie and Rose time and less Nash overall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Alcoholism and Infidelity