Reviews tagging 'Torture'

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20 reviews

allisonbrooke's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Police brutality, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Murder, Terminal illness, Torture, Death, Bullying, Car accident, Drug use, Homophobia, Racism, Hate crime, Infidelity, Medical content, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

spooderman's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Gaslighting, Car accident, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Racism, Racial slurs, Outing, Mental illness, Slavery, Cursing, Stalking, Body shaming, Colonisation, Misogyny, Gun violence, Vomit, Death, Violence, Torture, Murder, Abandonment, Bullying, and Blood

Moderate: Alcohol, Biphobia, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Police brutality, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Confinement, Medical content, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Drug use

Minor: Eating disorder and Pregnancy

kaylasmilyface's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Classism, Hate crime, Homophobia, Outing, Racism, and Torture

Moderate: Drug use, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Car accident

fanboyriot's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Seriously a wild ride.  It was a nicely written twisted thriller that left me saying: “just one more chapter.”  The first part is a little slow to start, giving time to learn about the characters and a little about Niveus.  However, part two and three are where things get a bit more into the twists.  I loved all the Gossip Girls and Pretty Little Liars vibes that it had.  The ending and epilogue were good as well, seeing Chiamaka and Devon have a happy ending even after everything that happened.  Really good and I’m kinda glad I went into it knowing nothing about it, it made it all the more better.

Dark Academia
Good Queer Rep
Tackles Big Issues 
Angst with a Happy Ending
Gossip Girl/Pretty Little Liars Vibes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Racism, Stalking, Misogyny, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Outing, Racial slurs, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Car accident, Cursing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Death

Minor: Rape, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Torture

gabi9's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Blood, Car accident, Classism, Racism, and Torture

memorable's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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: Gaslighting, Car accident, Classism, Hate crime, Outing, Racism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Racial slurs, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

taviarz's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

Definitely reads like a TV show. I just wish we had more scenes of Chiamaka and Devon actually talking to each other and building a friendship. Also thought that maybe the story was trying to cover too much? Like there needed to be moments of relief at points. Overall I thought it was entertaining and had a good discussion on structural racism for the intended age group.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Violence, Sexual content, Outing, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Classism, Racial slurs, Car accident, Homophobia, Racism, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Torture

Moderate: Gun violence and Death of parent

Minor: Vomit, Death, and Suicide attempt

booksbyantheia's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

Paranoia, empatía, conocimiento.

(Reseña en construcción)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic friendship, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Medical content, Racism, Blood, Bullying, Slavery, Misogyny, Outing, Physical abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

bandysbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

This was one of the most intense books I’ve read in ages. It has dark academia vibes mixed with horror and psychological thriller in the vein of Get Out. This book induced so much anxiety in me and left me on the edge of my seat. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Bullying, Car accident, Classism, Grief, Toxic friendship, Violence, Racism, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Outing, Stalking, Torture, Gaslighting, and Homophobia

karareads100's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

This is more of a trigger warning, do not read this book if you are sensitive to topics about deep racism and homophobia (I’m mainly taking to black people, queer people *also mainly black queer people)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Outing, Bullying, Racial slurs, Torture, Murder, Classism, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Toxic friendship, Hate crime, and Grief

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Gun violence, Violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

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