Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Sold by Patricia McCormick

20 reviews

autumnwhite's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Confinement, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual assault, Addiction, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Trafficking

constellation_library's review against another edition

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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

God, this one is painful. But having it written in verse makes it easier to deal with because it doesn't linger too long on the specifics of the abuse the main character faces. However, having taught this book in the high school classroom setting, I truly believe it is one that needs to be read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery

annaem's review

challenging dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Drug abuse, and Forced institutionalization

marynolanpleckham's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? No

4.0

YA book about a young girl from Nepal sold into sex slavery. Powerful, moving writing about the horrors of this life. Amazing book, heartbreaking that this story needs to be told. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Slavery

ashley_1206's review against another edition

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? No

4.5

this book was so beautifully heart breaking. it truly brought you the reality of everything.

we hear many stories of young girls being sold into prostitution and many of us have the privilege to not understand. our main character was a fighter. her stepdad sold her into prostitution and our main character had no idea. she had to leave her mother, little brother, and all that she loves. however she thought she was going to the city to be a maid. she could have ever imagined she would be sold and make money by selling her body to men. 
now this book i absolutely loved the set up. the chapters were short. the book was short. the relationship you build with the characters is unbelievable. the twist and turns of this book um yes. 
now this book would have been a 5 star for me but i didn’t love the ending. i would have loved the book to come full circle. where our main character goes back to her family, the stepdad has something horrible happen to him, every bad character gets karma etc.
but i know for many girls/women in this situation don’t get this. they end up being thrown in the streets, die, etc.
this book truly describes this worldwide situation in a light that needs to be talked about more often and

because of this i give the book 4.5 stars everyone go read it!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Body shaming, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

sameehaha's review

dark sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Racism, Sexism, and Child abuse

rees's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The book would be more interesting, I think, if its resolution didn’t hinge on

white saviourism…

also gave this a “graphic” rape tag, because the main character is a child and describes it happening during and after. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Mental illness

farrahbear's review

dark emotional lighthearted sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery and Trafficking

Minor: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Rape

kweaver_pdx's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, Trafficking, and Violence

daralexandria's review

dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Trafficking

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Violence, and Police brutality