Reviews tagging 'Incest'

The Girl Next Door by Jack Ketchum

13 reviews

miss_choon's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Physical abuse, Child death, Confinement, Torture, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Pedophilia and Incest

Minor: Death of parent

hailey_horror's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Car accident, Child death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Grief

subkafereads'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Emotional abuse, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexism, Alcohol, Gore, and Torture

devinjai6655's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

This book is DARK. I was prepared going into it but please be aware of how absolutely gut wrenching this book is. Do not read this without checking trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Torture, Confinement, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Child death

Moderate: Blood, Body shaming, and Gaslighting

Minor: Car accident, Death of parent, and Excrement

clarke's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.0

Are we supposed to sympathise with David? I know this is based on the Sylvia Likens case, but every single one of them should've had a worse fate, IRL and in this book.

This also felt reaaaaally slow to get going, and didn't feel like it was just setting the scene or anything. I'm too desensitised to horror for the graphic scenes to bother me, but I'd advise checking out trigger warnings before reading even if you're familiar with the case.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Murder, Excrement, Incest, Rape, Self harm, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Sexual assault

ladyeowyns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

3.0

I'm never having kids 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Excrement, Incest, Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Torture, Rape, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Bullying, Death of parent, Alcohol, Confinement, Cursing, Death, and Emotional abuse

danielvanbeethoven's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Blood, Confinement, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Body horror, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

bkmckown's review against another edition

5.0

Im giving this 5 stars, not because I liked it, because the subject matter can’t be something anyone would LIKE. The subject matter of this book, being based on a true story, being as horrific as it is will stick with me for a long time. It left me feeling nauseous and defeated but the writing was amazing. The way the author conveyed the depravity and callousness was chilling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Sexual assault, Torture, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Bullying, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Murder, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, and Rape

alxndria_'s review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Confinement

morganmay's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-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? No

1.0

Is you have ANY type of PTSD of basically any kind, I do not recommend this book. INCREDIBLY graphic and horrific and based on a true story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Incest, Medical content, Mental illness, Blood, Bullying, and Death of parent