Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Brother by Ania Ahlborn

181 reviews

247halloween's review against another edition

dark 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: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, and Stalking

katie316says's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

Wow, this book did absolutely nothing for me. After hearing horror tiktok sing the praises of this book for years and talk about how dark and disturbing it was, I guess I was just expecting some more. This book bumbled along for 80% of it making me wonder what the point was, and had a twist in the last bit that made it slightly more satisfying but by no means made up for the rest of the book. This is probably disturbing if you don’t read horror but for me there were a few points where I was like “oh gross” but that was about it. Some parts were interesting but overall I feel like this book lacked substance and was written with a heavy hand. I wish I could see what everyone else seems to be seeing in this book but I just didn’t. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Rape, and Murder

olivebusson's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

calypso_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

READ IT. NOW. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Cannibalism

Minor: Incest

loudo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book took plot twist to a new level. It broke my heart, but was also surprisingly funny at times. It was pretty slow going to start, but once the twist is revealed towards the end, it’s a jumble of a climax until the book is finished. I absolutely loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

jesssicawho's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

It’s just… very disturbing. It would make a great, albeit dark, movie. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, and Murder

bellestallard's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Torture, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, and Murder

whatkatyread87's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

chamakiss's review against another edition

dark sad 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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism and Alcoholism

ghost_rider's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Death, Homophobia, Incest, Rape, Death of parent, and Murder