Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Nightbitch by Rachel Yoder

18 reviews

yafi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Body horror

Moderate: Confinement, Violence, Sexual content, Gore, Misogyny, Self harm, Blood, and Child abuse

helhas3letters's review against another edition

dark funny inspiring mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Gore, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Medical content, and Pregnancy

c_nagels's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

1.0

Honestly, just wasn’t the type of book I would like or recommend. Definitely need a strong stomach for certain parts. Seemed like the character was just excusing child abuse by saying it was art. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Blood, Animal death, Mental illness, and Animal cruelty

traa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Alcohol, Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Cursing

Moderate: Mental illness, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Body horror, and Drug use

Minor: Classism, Misogyny, Child abuse, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Excrement, and Gaslighting

channamason's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

4.0

now that’s how you end a book!!! this book is a beautiful slow build. It rewards a the patient reader— it doesn’t give everything at once, rather it builds and as you get to know The Mother/Nightbitch more, you fall more in love with her and see yourself as her. the last chapter is brilliant and this is a book I will think about for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, and Child abuse

daydreamsofbooks's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

More like WhinyBitch.

This would have been a perfect short story that is metaphorical and deep and outright meaningful. However, as a novel, it just went on and on and on with nothing really happening except the mother being the most whiny and complaining bitch! So repetitive and dumb at times especially at the final part. Overall it did not need 200+ pages to say what it wanted to say. 

And if I see the words “mother” “baby” “husband” “doggy” again I might commit a crime..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Blood

Minor: Child abuse

bobbyheddy's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Child abuse

bookwormbb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed Yoder’s writing style and the way she used different elements such as animals, gore, “dark” thoughts, and societal composure to develop this complicated MFC. She showcases how every woman is multifaceted and beneath all her layers is a person, or in this case, an “animal”, that wants to be cared for, to be heard, and to be free. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Animal death

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse

florecita_lectora's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

I really liked the beginning; it was a solid start. However, the further I read, the more tired (and slightly bored) I felt. Sadly, I just lost interest in a story and themes, which on paper–female rage, art, a female weredog, transformative magic–I should've thoroughly enjoyed. This book would have definitely benefited from a massive edit (i.e. cutting out many repetitive plot points) to turn it into a novella. Also, I didn't care that much for Nightbitch's child; he was too prominent a character. 

Spoiler

A moment of silence for the dead cat and bunnies. Was that really necessary, Yoder?

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Gaslighting and Body horror

Minor: Child abuse

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

challenging reflective slow-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Murder, Sexual content, Cursing, Child abuse, and Violence