Reviews with content warning for Sexual assault - Damsel

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Damsel by Elana K. Arnold

52 reviews

kccool12255's review against another edition

This book is so nasty and it has the weirdest descriptions I’ve ever read in my life. This author is trying way too hard to be “ancient” and it comes off strange. There’s also an excerpt of another book of hers in the back with a VERY graphic description of oral s*x, and the ACTUAL book contains very graphic descriptions of the same things, including the main character getting f*ngered non-consensually. I don’t want to read books like this, I don’t get why every single author thinks they have to include spice in their books. Stop marketing this trash to young adults, or put content warnings like dark romance authors do. Not everyone wants to read that, believe it or not.

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ariamelia's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad

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

5.0

Devastating in the best way. I sobbed through most of the book.

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semiprecious's review against another edition

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sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No

3.5

I wish the main character would have found her strength before the last page of the book. I wanted this to be hopeful, to show women fighting back, to maybe even feel anger, but instead it just filled me with sorrow for how the world is. Even when Sorrow was renamed Fury, it didn't feel like there was any present.

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lexofterrasen's review against another edition

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challenging dark fast-paced

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

0.25

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willyzita's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

3.5

The struggles of the main character are meant to be reminiscent of a woman who lives in a men's world and as she grows she internalizes misoginy, but something deep inside of her tells her that she is a creature far more powerful that this world lets her see.
This book is very hard to read, mostly because a lot of what happens is heart-wrenching, infuriating and just overall unfair.

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