Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao

37 reviews

howwoolatthemoon's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

WHEW. That was rough. Well written, some beautiful stuff, but also a whole lot of darkness. Bad things happen. Bad. And I'm not sure the ending was worth the slog through the difficult events.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Bullying, Racism, Ableism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Trafficking, and Violence

apeterson10's review

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual harassment, Trafficking, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Racial slurs and Racism

sbnielsen's review

challenging dark sad tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Vomit, Torture, and Medical trauma

judith_s's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.25

Extremely dark, but beautifully written. Was originally to rate this a 4.5 but had to lower it slightly because, that ending?! I just feel like I went through too much with Poornima and Savitha to not have at least some semblance of closure.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Rape, Violence, Trafficking, Sexual violence, and Sexism

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion

gabrielab's review

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism and Cancer

mel111's review

I don’t read books with sexual assault 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

alicelalicon's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-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: Alcoholism, Alcohol, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism and Addiction

Minor: Gun violence

lerz's review

2.0

I finished it but that’s about all I can say in the “pro” column. Maybe I kept hoping it would be worthwhile? I don’t enjoy senseless, pointless violence and darkness as you trudge along an improbable and depressing narrative. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Excrement, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

lilymouse's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

This was absolutely breathtaking. You can feel every emotion that these girls feel, and the twists, turns, and journeys these girls go on take you in such a bittersweet ride. Also,

THAT ENDING OH MY GOD

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexism

Moderate: Abortion, Ableism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

morganperks's review

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Ableism, Emotional abuse, Grief, Misogyny, and Racism