Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke

25 reviews

emilyliest's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

An interesting concept, really liked the history behind the book and following different characters kept it exciting and mysterious. The twist wasn’t as gripping as expected, mostly because I found it harder to follow towards the end as everything got faster-paced in each section of story. Didn’t find any of the characters particularly loveable. In particular I found Patrick annoying - not much time spent on him, then he suddenly turned dark and disappeared into his ‘happy ending’ without much further comment.
The end was nice at tying everything together but felt a little rushed and convenient. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Sexual content, Torture, Death of parent, and Abandonment

nos0323's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was my first book by this author and I enjoyed it a fair amount as an audiobook. 

The narrator was fantastic in expressing all the subtleties and giving more depth to the characters. 

I strongly dislike the brief scene of coerced sex of one of the characters, as she was only 15 years old. I felt like it was completely unnecessary and didn't add to the overall plot and story at all. 

Overall, fantastic book, love the timeline jumping with the different character's point of views and such. It was handled very well by the author!!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

CW & TW!!! There is a brief scene of coerced

sex, that one of the main characters basically ends up feeling like is rape, followed by the conflicting thoughts and gaslighting from the boy.

echolliot's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Body horror, Cancer, Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Terminal illness, Blood, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Drug use, Miscarriage, Grief, and Alcohol

matcha_cat's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Medical content, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

quintopus's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

A very interesting read that kept me guessing almost to the end. Very expertly crafted, with every part of the mystery slowly unraveling and finally connecting impressively cleanly. 
The charcters are very complex, as are the relationships, and the supernatural aspect serves more as an illustration of grander societal and personal issues than as horror in the usual sense. Beautifully written, almost poetic. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

caitlin_123a's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

fancyjess_party's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, and Murder

cldurand's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

spookyaz's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cancer, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

hannah2896's review against another edition

dark lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

Not something I'd usually pick up. Loved the descriptions of the Scottish landscape and the references to folklore. Did get a bit confusing at times but overall a really enjoyable read!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy