Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Little Fire by Hollee Mands

15 reviews

quelbell's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

4.75

I really loved this book. There are much plot holes, which is awesome. This is a pure true love story set in a dark world. I do want to point out that the author is graphic in their descriptions, but they also dedicate time to the recovery of the characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder

Minor: Pregnancy

vivivi's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense slow-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

4.0

Pretty good but the ending dragged on a bit with two kidnapping-esque instances happening one after the other. 
Before that though, I enjoyed it immensely. I like the character interactions. It's not a comedy, but there are light-hearted moments. 
I knew how some things were going to turn out, but I couldn't figure out how they would explain it, so it was satisfying in the end when identities were revealed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Torture, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

reminiscences's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, and Injury/Injury detail

ephemeralreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Trafficking, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse and Rape

Minor: Vomit

mslori's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-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

4.0

A little predictable, but still a good story. Felt a bit incomplete, only to find there is a sequel. Not a chiffhanger,  but it just felt a little unfinished. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

mspilesofpaper's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

Not the best book ever when it comes to writing style and the plot time jumps (feels like the author wrote some scenes before others and struggled to connect them), but I’m a sucker for the trope "grumpy all powerful character loves sunshine character who’s too good and a bit too naive for the world".

Worldbuilding is atrocious.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Torture

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Alcoholism and Animal cruelty

n33v's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

AMAZING- I think I have found my emotional support book! The fantasy, romance, suspense, and spice were all perfectly balanced together. The brightness of Evangeline and the contrast of dark and gloomy Declan really is perfect. Although, this book is very dark and can be quite triggering for people, so if you’re affected by the content warnings then please don’t read this book! It would be an understatement  to say that this book made me shed a tear… I sobbed BUCKETS. Everything about this book is perfect and you should 100% read it. Strangers to lovers with forced proximity… AMAZING 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Blood, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

30something_reads's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

4.0

This was a solid read and just what I needed. 

High fantasy, Romance, Intrigue

✔️✔️✔️

Full review coming but I am definitely going to be reading the next one (and the prequel novella!)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content and Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, and Trafficking

books_with_em_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

4.0

I'm having a hard time rating this book, but I feel like it's good for what it is - a fantasy romance. 

This is a plot heavy romance with decent world building, interesting conflict and a clear plot to drive the story forward. I enjoyed the world, the characters and the relationship dynamic. It's toxic and possessive of course, but I kinda love it.

I would probably call this a medium burn, and found myself really enjoying the tension and banter in the start of the book. The story works well as a stand-alone, but I will pick up the sequel to see where this goes!

I must say - I found the author overplayed the sexual abuse storyline. It's very graphic and we keep coming back to it again and again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Toxic relationship

smanti98's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault