Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers

5 reviews

mrs_faith_owens's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

4.25

Redeeming Love is a beautiful story mirroring the story of Hosea from the Bible. While it is very dark and deals with several sexual themes, it is less explicit than most romance written today. Two of the themes that I think were handled very well in this book are religious bigotry and the idea that one’s Savior must be God and not another person. Instead of siding with the judgmental churchgoers, this book focuses on the redemptive power of God. When Angel begins to see Michael as her savior, God pulls her away to find Him. All that being said, this is a fantastic book, but take the content warnings seriously. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Slavery, and Child abuse

Moderate: Rape, Death, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Sexual content, Suicide, Infertility, Incest, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Sexual content, Rape, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and Pedophilia

Also contains: Prostitution: minor and moderate Childbirth: minor and moderate

rhythmofryn's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Pregnancy, Rape, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Infertility, Pedophilia, Incest, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

Minor: Suicide and Antisemitism

ktdaugherty's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Trafficking, Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death of parent, Pregnancy, Infertility, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

dancinglemur17's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Sexism, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual harassment, Violence, Abandonment, and Suicide

leah_152's review against another edition

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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

If you read this & can't relate to it on some level, you need a reality check. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Trafficking, Bullying, Confinement, Suicide, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Sexual assault, Rape, and Child abuse

As disturbing as some of this story is, the hope, love & forgiveness in this book totally outstrip it.