Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Roanoke Girls by Amy Engel

5 reviews

ikloskin13'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? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The plot left a little to be desired for me, but the characters are very well fleshed out and I found myself empathizing even when I hated it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Violence, and Abortion

blacksphinx's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Vomit, and Grief

Minor: Violence and Murder

Slut shaming, victim blaming.

playswithstring's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

nikzzz3's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

bobbidenzer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail