Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Das Gotteshaus by C.J. Tudor

25 reviews

hotj1llypepper's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.5

That was FUN. Ghosts, exorcisms, small-town psycho killers, and a cold case mystery that resolves so satisfyingly in the last few pages - everything you could want from a foggy British horror. My only complaint is that I couldnt never keep the side characters straight from each other. I'm not religious so words like "vicar" "reverand" "pastor" "priest" and "church warden" all kind of mean the same thing to me, so to have like 5-10 men in the story with basic-ass man names like "Simon" and "Grady" being mostly identified by their relationship to the church was really difficult to track. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Rape

rebb003's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

sadgirlsidney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? No

5.0

I'm a bit sad to have finished the book simply because I was enjoying being immersed in the story. Although I did guess something crucial early on it was still an incredibly enjoyable read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pedophilia and Rape

ioana00's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, and Murder

asourceoffiction's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Spooky small village setting with spooky residents? Check. Ramping up the tension and eeriness? Check. Untrustworthy characters with complicated histories? Oh yes. All classic Tudor tropes I've come to love and The Burning Girls didn't disappoint.

This story had a lot of side plots to keep straight, and while I appreciated all the connections (and guessed one of them like a proper sleuth!), by the end there were an awful lot of mysterious deaths with different explanations. I know we're not looking for realism in a horror like this, but it did get a little far fetched for one tiny Sussex village!

That said, I loved Jack and Flo; Jack might be the best fictional vicar I've ever encountered. And the creepy was creeping hard, which I absolutely loved.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying and Rape

katietreebee's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

4.5

Dark and brutal and had me hooked from the first page! Not my usual genre but CJ Tudor is fast becoming a favourite of mine. Also it had multiple references to The Lost Boys, which is always a win in my book

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Dementia, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

rubys100's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Death

Moderate: Suicide and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Rape, Dementia, and Alcohol

kyra_joy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.5

Okay, so the beginning of this books gets like 4 or a 5, but the end just kind dropped it, the finally reveal didn’t really feel like it made sense with the character we follow. In the end I was confused about the main characters thoughts throughout the book once I got there. The writing is fine and the characters were enjoyable just seems like the main character is aware she is in a mystery and can’t let the reader know stuff.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Rape, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

malifaux's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Pedophilia and Rape

phantasmaboo's review against another edition

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: Rape