Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Gather the Daughters by Jennie Melamed

5 reviews

chuckstafer's review

challenging dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.0

The premise of this novel sounded very interesting (cult living on an island after they ran away from some apocalypse. Girl sees something she shouldn't which starts a chain reaction of revolt and rebellion to reveal what really happened and why the cult started fresh on the island), but ultimately the story just fell flat for me. 

The plot was nothing original, even though it did flash some new ideas every once in a while. I think this novel was more of an exploration of the trauma that adults can inflict on their children, both intended and unintended, and how these same children will fight back eventually. The continued implied instances of rape, incest, abuse, and misogyny did have me shocked/appalled a few times, but ultimately those incidents were not enough to completely save this story for me. 

This was not a bad story or anything, it just did not hook me as I was hoping it would and did not feel original enough to really stand out either. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Sexual harassment

chuckyinspace's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Terminal illness, Pregnancy, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

ifoundcallie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

rebyreadsandwrites's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism

morganperks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Gore, Incest, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Infidelity, Murder, and Gaslighting