Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Spy x Family, Tome 1 by Tatsuya Endo

22 reviews

sunset_j's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Death

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, and Abandonment

xread_write_repeatx's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted reflective 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Medical trauma, and War

hiddenfallacies's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

A delightful action-comedy that pairs the fun of campy 60s spy media with the heartful emotions of the found family trope. This volume serves to set up the larger story and introduces the cast and plot wonderfully. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Sexism, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Abandonment

littleredherring's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

It was over too fast haha

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse and Infidelity

dlsmk's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Abandonment

thecriticalreader's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted 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

1.25

Damn, I must be an absolute monster of a human being, because I actually didn’t like this book. I thought it was a surefire hit: it’s a beloved manga about a found family of spies! Unfortunately, I found the plot to be overly contrived and somewhat nonsensical, the characters obnoxious, and their relationships cloying. I stopped caring around the 30% mark. That said, I get why people like it, and I understand that my opinion is the *wrong* one here.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Violence

mlynch2310's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Bullying and Child abuse

karcitis's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying and Kidnapping

Minor: Child abuse

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Child abuse

a_ab's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

Beautifully drawn, hilarious and spectacularly entertaining first volume. Surprisingly heart-warming and emotional. I also loved the fact that despite her superpowers, Anya is still very much a small child. As much as this story is over the top, there are unexpected glimpses of almost raw realism.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Kidnapping, and Abandonment