Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia

13 reviews

mnstarr's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child abuse, Genocide, and Dysphoria

Minor: Torture and Death of parent

prosenheim's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Self harm

kimapede's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Self harm, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Racism, Vomit, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Pandemic/Epidemic

chughes5's review against another edition

dark medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Genocide, Racism, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

bobbi's review against another edition

challenging mysterious 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, and Torture

perditorian's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, and Dysphoria

skudiklier's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

I don't really know what to make of this book. I liked having a nonbinary character, and the queernorm world in general. The world building was really good and I was invested in the characters and the plot. But the ending felt a bit.....I'm not sure how to describe it. I didn't hate it or anything but I don't feel like a lot was particularly resolved. It felt sudden in some ways. I dunno. I liked the book for the most part and think it was well-written, but I also don't think I'd actively recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide and War

Minor: Vomit and Fire/Fire injury

theirgracegrace's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

A powerful and heart-wrenching debut from Naseem Jamnia. Firuz is trying to raise their family of refugees from a nearby country under military occupation in the free city of Qilwa. However, to make ends meet, they have to hide their blood magic abilities while working in the one free hospital in the city. As they do, they discover a mysterious plot is rising, and only blood magic could be to blame. An incredible story from a queer-normative world that really speaks to the southwest Asian immigrant experience. The twist is one I did not see coming in the slightest, and the ending gave me hope for the characters' broken world. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Racism, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Classism

Minor: Transphobia and Vomit

jjjreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad slow-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Terminal illness, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Outing, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, Dysphoria, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

booksthatburn's review against another edition

It feels like it’s taking forever to get anywhere. It’s so short that I made it over halfway through but I’m not enjoying it and I keep reading other things instead of making any progress.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria

Moderate: Death, Gore, Terminal illness, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Genocide, Self harm, Excrement, and Death of parent