Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

306 reviews

nogoodingoodbye's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-paced

4.0

ik ben heel dankbaar dat ik dit recensie-exemplaar heb mogen ontvangen van Blossom Books, nogmaals bedankt! 

‼️ Een waarschuwing voor toekomstige lezers: Dit boek bespreekt thema’s als zelf beschadiging, seksueel misbruik, een age-gap relatie tussen een minderjarige en een volwassene en problemen rondom mentale gezondheid. Neem alsjeblieft de trigger warnings door voordat je dit boek leest als jij hier gevoelig voor bent ‼️

Girl in pieces gaat over Charlie Davis die op 17-jarige leeftijd al meer heeft meegemaakt dan de meeste mensen in heel hun leven meemaken. In dit boek volgen wij Charlie haar weg naar herstel en dat gaat natuurlijk komen daar verschillende tegenslagen en moeizaamheden bij kijken.

Het verhaal is heel toegankelijk geschreven en leest snel weg. Door de korte hoofdstukken wordt je snel het boek in getrokken en is het lastig weg te leggen. Girl in pieces zet een heel mooi, rauw en echt portret neer van de weg naar herstel. Het laat de lezer weten hoe makkelijk je terug kan vallen. Hoe belangrijk een support-systeem is. En hoe het grootste gedeelte van het herstel uiteindelijk op jezelf aan komt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Physical abuse, Dysphoria, Trafficking, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, Drug abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Rape, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Minor: Blood and Bullying

emma_119's review against another edition

Warning slight spoilers. I did not finish this book because of the slow plot.  I absolutely loved around the first 100 pages of her in the mental hospital you could really understand how she felt it. It felt like the best poem I’ve ever read until she left the hospital. Once she left the hospital it got very repetitive explaining why she didn’t want to take a shower about 100 times I also couldn’t relate on a personal level so that could also effect how I felt about it. They also sort of include deep explanation of self harm, family trauma, family death, friends trama, suicidal thoughts, sexual abuse and mention of drugs, smoking, and  alcohol. I was reading it with a friend we highlighted and talked about it but it wasn’t very clear or good after she left the hospital. But I would recommend reading the first 100 pages because it was really good if the author just left it there it would have been much better even without the clear thorough ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Self harm, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Rape, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Gore, and Drug use

i_am_gay_and_here_2's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abandonment, Violence, Sexual violence, Self harm, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

urfavlynndink's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Addiction, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Trafficking, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, and Eating disorder

janebonasera's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

6 star read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Blood, Death, Medical content, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Violence

thekiwiisreading's review

dark emotional hopeful 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

Always remember: You are not alone.

This book is very well written. It’s awe-inspiring. The feelings and emotions are described perfectly.

HOWEVER! Before you read this make sure you are aware of the topics it covers and how it does that. This book is a living, breathing trigger. Make sure you are in the right headspace to read this, especially if you have firsthand experience with the topics discussed in Charlie’s story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, Suicide, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Rape

moamos1's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Child death, Sexual harassment, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Cancer, Blood, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Bullying, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Rape, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Grief, Alcohol, Vomit, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Death of parent, Child abuse, Body shaming, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, and Death

shayisreading's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

Sobbing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Blood, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Car accident, Addiction, Bullying, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicide, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Vomit

readfeelandcherish's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Alcohol, Sexual violence, Self harm, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Addiction, and Rape

Moderate: Suicide and Car accident

nik_payne's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Rape, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Physical abuse, Mental illness, and Suicide