Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews

20 reviews

madi_summerr's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming, Terminal illness, and Car accident

jess_tries2read's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.5

Mind the content warnings!!! 

I couldn't put this book down. I needed to know what happened. It is not because of scandalous intrique (see the content warnings as soon as you Google it) but because the author did a great job making the characters seem so real. This book is told through the perspective of one of four children locked in a wing of their grandparents house for a long time through odd circumstances. Yes, it has a lot of wild hooks, but I think the point of this horror story is to show how witches and villains from fairy tales can exist in our world, and for trivial reasons. The book also bears a big warning for how religious zealotry and trauma can mess up a family for generations to come. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Terminal illness, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child death and Incest

Minor: Rape and Medical content

mx0dd's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Incest, Death of parent, and Abandonment

dizzyizzyy's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

madelinequinnee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? Yes

5.0

Utterly heartbreaking and truly disturbing. 

I decided to read this book because i’m a big fan of Nicole Dollanganger and i know she takes a lot of inspiration from this series. I knew what to expect when going into this, but it didn’t make it any less horrific. I didn’t, however, anticipate this to be so sad. I ended up feeling really connected to the characters by the end, and Cory’s death made me cry. 

I think this book can go in the same category as Lolita, they’re both beautifully written but contain dark content 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

ariannay111's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

isibeal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Self harm, Blood, Vomit, and Car accident

turpial23's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

1.0

Basically a narrative of many types of child abuse, in graphic detail. No actual plot, no character growth, not even exceptional writing - just misery and terror. Not apt for children. I would never recommend this series to anyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Grief, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

kaitlynleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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? No

4.0

I liked this so much more than I thought I would! Once the time started picking up in the book, I was truly captivated and wanted to know how it ended! I'm excited to read the rest of the series ! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

hue's review against another edition

dark

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

Well, that was truly something huh. Not sure how I'll melt that but I'm glad I picked it up. One twisted telling of a seemingly perfect family that implodes the moment the Father falls into the hands of death. A lot of topics that aren't easy to melt are delt with in this book, what about child abuse and gaslighting, incest born children doing incesty things, kids being deprived from the contact of other human beings aside from their siblings and their grandmother, as well as an occasional visit from their fairly narcissistic mother. Definitely as horrid as been told.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment