Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez

13 reviews

margaretpinard's review

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

• 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

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Bullying, Child death, and Sexual violence

savheath's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Cursing, Police brutality, Blood, Death of parent, Deportation, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pregnancy, Medical content, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Kidnapping and Torture

jordynkw's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Blood, Child death, Death, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, Gore, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and Sexual violence

mysteriesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

I lost count of how many times I cried listening to this audiobook. It's a special kind of beautiful prose  that can emotionally devastate me like that. (Even if I'm a sappy girl to begin with.) And the writing is beautiful, even if it's topics are such terrible things. 
It's not the kind of book I can recommend to everyone. (Trigger Warnings for so many things, friends.) But it is the kind of story that I'm glad was published. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Child death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Vomit

izzyluna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Xenophobia, Sexual assault, Racism, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Deportation, Grief, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment

100_pages_hr's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

Harrowing fictional account of three teenagers who flee danger in Guatemala for a better life in the United States. This was almost impossible to listen to because their lives were so difficult but I think sometimes we need to read the hard books to be reminded about how fortunate we are. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Confinement, Grief, Sexual assault, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Rape, Blood, and Vomit

oriannajoi's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Pregnancy, Blood, Police brutality, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Grief, Violence, Xenophobia, Death, Suicide attempt, Forced institutionalization, Deportation, and Hate crime

bookclusion's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

savannah_jw's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

Gut wrenching. I cried for the kids the story follows. I was a little disappointed with the ending because I wanted more, but at the same time it’s nice how it was left up to imagination. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

thatpine's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

I’ve read many YA immigration novels, but this one is so much more. You can feel their pain, their triumph, their dreams, their breaths. The writing is pure poetry. The trauma breaks my heart.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts