Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

20 reviews

mariamj's review

challenging dark funny informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

By far, the most heartbreaking book of the series...I forgot how sad this series gets until I read this book. Still a good read but not my favorite 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Death

Moderate: Blood, Violence, and Body horror

Minor: Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Vomit

mconroy9137's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Death, Torture, Violence, War, and Death of parent

Moderate: Grief, Alcohol, Xenophobia, Bullying, Medical content, Blood, Body horror, Racism, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, and Racial slurs

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

louisegraveyard's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Death, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Violence and Murder

conradsam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

(my favorite of the whole series)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Child abuse

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, War, Blood, Bullying, Murder, Stalking, and Violence

Minor: Ableism, Body shaming, Racism, Antisemitism, Body horror, Classism, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Sexism, Slavery, Xenophobia, Incest, Animal death, and Child abuse

lizzy_s4's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Sorry about the author but this is the literal best book in existence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Alcohol, Bullying, Death of parent, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Emotional abuse, Murder, Child death, Cursing, Body horror, Torture, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, War, Grief, and Violence

If you read this I can guarantee you will love it

molly_rose's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Murder

Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Grief, Abandonment, and Emotional abuse

Minor: War, Classism, Violence, Sexism, Pregnancy, and Misogyny

quinn24's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Death

Minor: Fatphobia and Misogyny

alyssaewilliams's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, and War

laurajones's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Fatphobia, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Classism, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Ableism and Transphobia