Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison

6 reviews

neverfruitt's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Vomit, and Body horror

Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape

rackncheese's review

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The Return was my first Rachel Harrison, and while I really loved the complicated friendship dynamics in that one, the overall story was pretty underwhelming. THIS BOOK, though? This blew me out of the water. 

Ginger Snaps is possibly one of my favorite movies of all time, and Rachel Harrison really took that story and built on it for a new werewolf story for adult women instead of teens. We've got heavy sexual assault allegory here with the werewolf attack and how our main character has to go on with her life afterward, and then also some really good trauma rep and the ways that society treats women. 

As a survivor, all of this rang incredibly true for me, especially the complicated relationship with her mom? Ugh. I had to take a break in the middle; it just got too real at times. Love love love everything about this. Must buy myself a copy to annotate immediately.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, and Rape

faye_grace's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Minor: Death of parent

grimdark_dad's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

skettreads's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Grief, Animal death, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Violence

ameliabee33's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

A solid horror story. The description is pretty accurate to what the whole book is about. It was interesting to read how the whole "werewolf" thing was used as a vehicle for female rage- especially to heavy trauma. I did end up liking the MC, she is easy to root for and all I wanted to give her was a hug (even though she would probably beat me up). It was also interesting that "werewolf" as also used to describe not being in control of your body, similar to how the sister's pregnancy was talked about throughout the book. Overall, it was solid. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Rape