Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel

4 reviews

heytherekaity's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Holy. Fucking. Shit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Suicide, Confinement, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Body horror, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Blood, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

ta_ma_ra_gj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Medical content, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Violence, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, and Child abuse

Minor: Torture

dojipengin's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Suicide

Moderate: Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Chronic illness, Medical content, Violence, Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, Vomit, and Drug abuse

Minor: Physical abuse and Mental illness

carissa230's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

 Rose Gold Watts did not have a normal childhood. She was sick throughout her childhood; from vomiting, to being in a wheelchair. As a teen her mom goes to prison for intentionally making her sick.

The story is told in rotating perspectives of Rose Gold and her mother Patty. Rose Gold's story is told in the past perspective while Patty's story is told from the present perspective.

One problem I had with the book is the connection to the real life case of Gypsy Rose Blanchard. The book borrowed heavily from the real case. I don't have a problem with that, however it feels like there is a judgment being cast on both parties. Maybe if they had changed the characters name to something further from the actual person's name it wouldn't have been so bad for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Chronic illness, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Cancer and Vomit

Minor: Violence