Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Dear Laura by Gemma Amor

4 reviews

lyrcheylap's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Vomit, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, and Sexual assault

theghostly's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Minor: Animal death and Blood

ginagray's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Grief

Moderate: Gaslighting and Drug abuse

henrygravesprince's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Assorted thoughts:

1. The beginning feels a little off — or, maybe, I think it’s more that the writing style takes a bit to slide into? I’m not sure, but it took me a minute to stop feeling off with it.
2. I think the
   ‘confrontation’
   is a bit on the nose. Really, it’s the fact that
   he asked her to look at his scars and commented about not being “liked” in prison; it feels like a too-blatant villain monologue cut short when just showing the scars without his comments on them would have made the point just as well or, in my opinion, better
   .
3. I saw some reviewers comment that the ending is unrealistic, and
   maybe this is because I’m from the US where the justice system is busted and victim-blamey, and am not super well-versed in the UK’s justice system, but I found that the protagonist went to jail for killing a predator who tormented her for years & threatened her child
   to be one of the things that struck me as most “real” in this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Kidnapping, Child death, Grief, Murder, Sexual violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Violence, Vomit, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail