Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi

43 reviews

valentina_legge's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-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

I almost abandoned it because of the cancer theme, but I was pleased to see that it was tackled pretty well.

Beautiful, subtle depiction of family dynamics. 

Loved her writing in her previous novels, but it was especially precise in this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Vomit, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Sexual assault

caseylovett's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

I wish I liked this book more than I did and that the focus was more on their sibling dynamic than Jayne's personal growth.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Vomit

Moderate: Sexual assault

readwithserena's review against another edition

emotional medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Abandonment, Addiction, Body shaming, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, and Cancer

Moderate: Sexual content, Bullying, Vomit, Infertility, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Racial slurs, and Infidelity

soomaiyuh's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

I mostly liked it and learned a lot but jayne and june were kind of annoying 😭 especially jayne. sometimes she would just be really overdramatic or sounded like she spent 12 hours a day on 2016 tumblr or smth and not in a good way

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Child death, Medical content, Infertility, and Self harm

Moderate: Physical abuse

the sexual assault scene was really difficult to read. i get what the writer was trying to do but it was so uncomfortable and made me feel awful

zamreads's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Sexual assault

mandireads's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

I read this book after reading a book that I really, really loved, so I think that kind of skewed my opinion a bit and caused me to have a hard time connecting with the characters at the beginning.

I had a hard time getting into this book and it took me forever to finish… but… I felt connected enough to the story that I ~did~ want to finish it ((not a common occurrence for me! If I’m not feeling a book, I have no problem leaving it and never returning)). 

Was this my favorite book of the year? No. However, there were these little moments that kept pulling me in when I was almost ready to abandon it. By the last fourth of the book, I was ~finally~ hooked and connected enough to speed through it. I really did love that final fourth.

Overall, I’d like to revisit this again in the future when I can re-read the beginning with a clearer head and give it the full attention it deserves.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit and Eating disorder

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: Sexual assault

magickshop's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual assault, Vomit, Racial slurs, and Racism

bookish_kori's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Medical content, Sexual assault, Blood, and Toxic friendship

ashleycmms's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Eating disorder, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content and Child death

maryy_r0se's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

“Sisters never stand a chance to be friends. We're pitted against each other from the moment we are born. A daughter is a treasure. Two is a tax.”

Jayne has always had a tenuous relationship with her older sister June. Even now, after both women moved from Texas to New York City, they are barely in contact. Until one day, when June tracks down Jayne in a restaurant and delivers some crushing news. Now, Jayne must help her sister, all while suppressing a secret that threatens to tear her apart.

Maybe it’s because I have an older sister or because I’ve struggled with mental illness or because my college experience felt very isolating. Or maybe this book is just really really really great. But something about it hit me like a ton of bricks. It surpassed every expectation I had and is currently one of the best books I read this year. This book offers incredibly nuanced takes on sisterhood, family, illness, isolation, and mental health, as well as insight into immigration and culture.

I also really respect the way this author handled the topic of eating disorders. It isn’t easy to responsibly write about that topic, especially in a book marketed towards young people, but this book more than succeeded. There is one graphic eating disorder scene near the book’s end, but it is not portrayed in a glamorized way at all and the importance of recovery is emphasized. I really fell in love with this book, and I highly recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Cancer

Moderate: Sexual assault, Racism, and Vomit