Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Deep by Nick Cutter

142 reviews

jgrady93's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

brittanyalexa's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Gore, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Incest, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

rugops's review against another edition

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

charlatte_lee's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

3.0

found the ending to be disappointing,  with very little relation to the previous plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

kellyjellyjam's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

moondweller's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death

randeerebecca's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, and Pandemic/Epidemic

dragonstea's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

amandank's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

3.0

like Michael Chriton meets Stephen King

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, and Fatphobia

wisewun1's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Twists and turns and shocking gore. This book held my eyes open when I didn’t want to know what was happening. A slow burn into a bloody, terrifying crescendo. I felt the ending wasn’t the strongest, but I was definitely impacted by the story. Can’t wait to read more of this author! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Moderate: Child abuse and Gore