Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jiménez

40 reviews

raichoreads's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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? No

4.5

This was a tremendously enjoyable book to listen to. I feel sad coming to the end and also deeply satisfied. Each of the women in this family were complicated and surprising in refreshing ways. It was easy to slip into the experience of each character. Super dense for a short read!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Child death, and Sexism

Minor: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Physical abuse

mnasadoo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

stephanielee's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Alcohol, and Grief

Minor: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, and Vomit

maxhimelhoch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

Told from revolving perspectives, each propelling the story forward from a different lens. Each character is rich and beautiful, flawed but in such human and relatable ways. 

The ending is well done and although it felt fleeting and a real ‘it was about the journey not the destination’ vibe, I can’t imagine it working any way. Leaving me sad but also like, ofc what did I think was going to happen. This is real life!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism, Sexual assault, and Violence

haleyrenel's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping

makiya's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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

3.25

I found this book hard to keep up with because of the different points of view and different timelines. I feel like at times it made it so I lost sight of the purpose of me reading the book, finding out what happened to Ruthy

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Child death, Rape, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

citymouse's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual assault

tashtasher's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Child death, Kidnapping, Death, Cursing, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, Sexual assault, and Bullying

Minor: Cancer, Toxic friendship, Deportation, and Alcohol

yeimyaileen's review against another edition

4.0

whew! this one packs a punch.  
i (regretfully) tend to hate a lot of books centered around american latinx characters, but i found the ramirez family to be so real and fresh.  
what happened to ruthy ramirez is the story of the family ruthy left when she mysteriously disappeared after track practice almost 20 years ago.  this book is crazy but concise, and is so careful to reveal itself to you.  i was so stressed by the last two chapters, thinking i would not get the answer i needed.  but the final chapter went so hard.  

""I knew that whatever was happening was so terrifying and gross that Jess could not mention it to me, and I could not mention that I knew it was happening to her.  And we grew up that way, knowing and not knowing all at once"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

smooths's review against another edition

emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Minor: Sexual assault