Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales by Soman Chainani

2 reviews

tetrootz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

emilia777's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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

4.25

i think fairytales fundamentally have a sense of terror to them, as a kid this seemed obvious yet unimportant, but as you get older you start to question what it actually is you should be so afraid of. i adored these stories and i know i’ll  come back to them.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, and Murder