Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Ship We Built by Lexie Bean

13 reviews

j_loon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense 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? Yes

4.0

Didn’t expect to cry at the end of it but i did. oHh i did. it had a beautiful ending i didn’t expect and now i wish there were at least three more chapters..

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

good_names_dont_exist's review against another edition

A bunch of people were waiting for the book and I’m in a borderline slump so I felt guilty

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexual assault, and Transphobia

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, and Alcoholism

Minor: Incest and Racism

anacereading's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Incest, Transphobia, and Homophobia

lilyrooke's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

 are you looking for a 90s-vibe, MG epistolary novel from the perspective of a trans child who is being sexually abused by his father?
read this if you enjoyed: other painful, unflinching trauma narratives.
rep: questioning, trans MC; Black queer-coded best friend.
cw: child sexual abuse; incest; transphobia; bullying; homophobia; dissociation; trauma; suicide ideation; parental incarceration; institutional racism

Haunting. Painful. This is a book I wish I hadn't read, in all honesty. But perhaps someday I'll feel different, and I'll know it helped guide me along my own river. Please pay attention to the content warnings; this book does not play nice.

CAWPILE: 7.7 (4*)
favourite aspect: Rowan's friendship with Sofie offered a beautiful ray of light. I cheered when Mr B left Rowan the note with his phone number, but as the author says, it's rare that a sexually abused child would reach out to another adult, so it's our responsibility to keep looking out for them.
a wish: Content. warnings. save. lives. and. should. be. mandatory. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Homophobia, Bullying, Transphobia, Sexual violence, and Child abuse

tangleroot_eli's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

An absolutely heartbreaking book with just enough hope at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Deadnaming, Mental illness, and Transphobia

Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism and Racism

lavenderdolmeh's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

Conversion therapy

sarahaf712's review against another edition

sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Deadnaming, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Transphobia

Moderate: Abandonment, Outing, Forced institutionalization, and Confinement

matthiasreads's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative medium-paced

• 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: Bullying and Homophobia

Minor: Child abuse, Incest, and Sexual assault

typethewriter's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

This book is so good. Idk what to say about this really. The way it was written was really effective for getting a message across coz of the simplicity of the writing. This book almost made a cry a few times and was relatable in a way that made me feel Seen. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Transphobia

jeamar82's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Homophobia, Bullying, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse