Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Saving Ruby King by Catherine Adel West

6 reviews

asealey925's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Incest, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Murder, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

arroweee's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.5

Fantastic novel, but has some very difficult material, but the story is told so well!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Suicide attempt, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, and Violence

Minor: Police brutality

joriekae's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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

4.5

Wow. This book is beautiful. Hard, but beautiful. The people at the heart of this book were so real. Saving Ruby King is told from the perspective of several lead characters as well as the church where they all attend. I thought the church perspective may be weird and pull me out of the story, but it never did. As the story progresses, the reader learns more of what happened in the past and the tension ratchets up to the climax. I loved the shades of good and bad in the characters and the discussion of generational trauma, tight-knit community, and redemption. Beautifully told story

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

reading_ladies_blog's review

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Physical abuse

ingmund's review

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Incest and Rape

cozywithcarly's review

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, and Gun violence