Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Go as a River by Shelley Read

8 reviews

rhiadav1's review

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

Wow…….. just wow. I finished reading this book in tears. It is such a powerful story about overcoming loss and hardship. I loved the character development for Victoria - she is inspiring. 

I highly highly recommend reading this book. I was hooked from the first page and didn’t put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, and Alcoholism

Minor: Racial slurs, Misogyny, and Miscarriage

beccajreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

This was tough to read at times, but beautiful too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse, War, Racial slurs, Torture, Sexual content, Miscarriage, and Racism

Minor: War, Vomit, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

brichambo's review

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Physical abuse, Grief, and Emotional abuse

maryfranvs's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Racism, Death of parent, Death, Hate crime, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Car accident, Chronic illness, Sexism, Miscarriage, Drug use, War, Addiction, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Sexual content and Infertility

kitty03's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Grief, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, and Racial slurs

Minor: War, Sexism, and Alcoholism

reading_ladies_blog's review

emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Abandonment, Bullying, Alcoholism, Grief, Misogyny, and Torture

alixcallender's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

I have great affection for Victoria, and I loved the slow, reflective, mournful pacing. But I do take issue with a few things: 

- Far to many peach metaphors. We get it. 
- Where is Wilson Moon’s actual personality? 
- The near-end was overly fluffy and convenient. (Without giving anything away, I will just say that I am not convinced that Victoria could have imagined *that outcome* with such accuracy, nor do I believe that two people can glean such perfect and correct meaning from a pile of rocks.)

It was very much like Where the Crawdad’s Sing, so if you liked that story you’ll probably like this one too. It’s a poolside read. I read it quickly, and enjoyed it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Racism, Racial slurs, Hate crime, Abandonment, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Death of parent, Violence, Colonisation, Miscarriage, War, Sexism, and Alcohol

Minor: Car accident, Body shaming, Infertility, Animal cruelty, and Sexual content

lcg527's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Blood, Grief, Pregnancy, Racism, and Abandonment