Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Confessions by Kanae Minato

148 reviews

_meganrose's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

WOW, the varying perspectives in this were equally horrifying and disturbingly fascinating. The storytelling in this was very unique. Overall 3.75 ⭐️ read for this dark thriller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

duskx's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Toxic friendship

tanukino's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

Other people have commented on how dull or repetitive the prose is in this book, but I feel like the style really suits the characters who are all significantly disturbed. The story really resonates with me across each person's motives, and the complexity of child neglect and its consequences are exposed in such a raw and in-your-face way. Sure, it's pretty on-the-nose, but I can't say that I didn't enjoy it. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Medical content, and Abandonment

ong's review against another edition

challenging mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Child death and Death

Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Abandonment

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

this was such a unique triller. i really enjoyed how different the plot and formatting was.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship

hauntedantiqueshop's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

There are certainly some aspects that I didn’t love but FUCK YEAH BITCH!!!!! Now that is an ENDING!! Had me evil cackling and kicking my feet. I need all other authors to take some fucking notes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Terminal illness, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, and Abandonment

Huge content warning for HIV/AIDS discrimination and being used as a form of discrimination

minniechann's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

mischiefmimi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

yeolliesutr's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder

acogna's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.25

This feels like the zenith piece of the split-POV 'In a Bamboo Grove' shit that Ryūnosuke Akutagawa first pulled. And it really shows how well and horrific such an effective framing device goes to tell a story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Suicidal thoughts