Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

307 reviews

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

molly_love's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

I can't believe this book as been sitting on my shelf for so long, I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it. I can't recommend this book enough to every single person I meet, because honestly it would takes a thousand years to give you all my thought on this book.

But it's just so well written and heart retching that I think half my thoughts on this book would just be tears and sobs. 

I would also like to say while this book does not go into very graphic detail of certain things mentioned in the content warnings I still warn you it's better to be safe then sorry. And just not risk reading or even listening to this book if you think you could be heavily triggered by anything in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Death, Self harm, Addiction, Mental illness, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Body horror, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death of parent, Car accident, Suicide, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship

cramir16's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-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

3.5

a hard one but one in which i think exemplifies how  mental health and social supports and every aspect of life can domino effect to a dark place. i truly felt for charlie so many times and she brings to words some really hard feelings. i have qualms w the love interest and charlie and the decisions she makes, but in the way that teenage girlhood is misguided and painful. survival is hard and requires giving yourself grace when you feel you deserve it the least, and that is a huge takeaway from this book. many trigger warnings that should be taken into account before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Self harm

Moderate: Suicide and Rape

leah3579's review

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Drug use, Addiction, Drug abuse, Rape, Blood, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, and Mental illness

charlieworm's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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

Charlie a nineteen year old has a messed up childhood. Her father died by jumping in a lake and her mother who loved her father dearly went insane and started beating Charlie as well as because of all this Charlie became secretive and reclusive to share her sadness with anyone. She was often bullied at school which made her develop habit of self harming. Self harm became her solace and after drawing these lines her pain went away for sometime. She started distracting herself by drawing and cutting up her skin. The story starts with Charlie being in a hospital where she is barely conscious. She wakes up in a dorm which not only looks depressing but is actually filled with survivors of self harm. It is a safe place but why did she end up there? Who was he who Charlie is afraid of? How did she find her way out of all the thoughts? Or does she end up repeating everything again?  Who were those people who helped her overcome hurdles and clear the dark cloud of confusion?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Gaslighting, Addiction, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Drug abuse, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Sexual violence, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

lchoney's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-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? Yes

3.75

I struggle to rate this book. I loved the way it was written; it almost reads as a poetic journal entry. There were times the words felt like they spilled on the page with urgency, and others felt like time was slowed down so you could feel the moment. Overall, this potentially highly triggering book was so well written, and after reading the author’s note, I can see why/how. Charlie’s character is well developed; you want to see her come out on the other side of this life she’s battled. I just couldn’t come to love the story as a whole. The book was easy for me to put down—I never was fully engrossed by it, and the ending left more to be desired for me. Summed up: memorable book, forgettable ending.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm

Minor: Rape

bee__reads's review

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicide, Rape, Self harm, and Suicide attempt

love4raz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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: Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Rape, and Medical content

pavii_tra's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Drug use, and Rape

i_lovegaypeople7741's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad tense 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

Good book do buy!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Suicide attempt, Self harm, Rape, Mental illness, and Medical trauma