Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Vicious by V.E. Schwab

29 reviews

jgalla's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Self harm, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Bullying, Gore, Blood, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Cursing

fiizso's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Violence, Gun violence, Suicide, Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, and Child death

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

lizziaha's review against another edition

dark

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

A very interesting look into villainy. The jumbled storyline (particularly in the beginning) was a bit hard to follow at times, and the characters made some truly abhorrent choices. But this brand of super powered people that Schwab has introduced is very intriguing. I kinda wanted more info about the various superpowers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Torture, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Gore, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Self harm

Moderate: Confinement, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Car accident

june_buggie's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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? Yes

4.25

Would be better if it was gay but other than that no notes keep everything the same but like gay

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Animal death, Murder, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, Child death, and Stalking

Minor: Alcoholism

multiple suicide attempts from two different characters, two are technically successful though the deaths are temporarily, and one unsuccessful. There is a scene where one of the main character repeatedly self harms while experimenting with his new regenerative healing abilities. Graphic depictions of death via electric shock torture/spoiler>

nekoshka's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Animal death, Suicide, Self harm, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Child death, and Torture

Minor: Child abuse, Addiction, and Alcoholism

ladynavalon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark inspiring mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Self harm, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Religious bigotry, Murder, Mental illness, Medical content, Abandonment, Addiction, Body horror, Torture, Physical abuse, Gun violence, and Grief

donatio's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-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? Yes

5.0

As always V. E. Schwab did not disappoint.
I loved the writing style and how she skipped back and forth between the past and the present. The characters were well-crafted and I found a connection to every one of them, especially Victor's group of strays. 
It was not really action-packed but I still loved how the story evolved. 
Before reading one should check the trigger warnings, because it gets dark at points and "There are no good men in this game" is quite true. The mix of flashbacks and present might be annoying for some people too. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Death, Deadnaming, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

astrid_mel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, Violence, Hate crime, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Religious bigotry, Death, Animal death, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol, Toxic friendship, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, and Child abuse

Minor: Car accident, Alcoholism, and Addiction

nabecker13's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, Death, Violence, Body horror, Grief, Police brutality, Gore, Gun violence, Child death, Medical trauma, Self harm, and Religious bigotry

eliever's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

filed under questionable gay representation

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Medical content, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Child death, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Gore, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, and Self harm

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent