Reviews tagging 'Torture'

She Is a Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran

4 reviews

margaretwaltemath09's review

dark 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

honkinggoose's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation

Moderate: Torture and Gaslighting

heatherinthenether's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

This is a delightfully unsettling thriller that explores family and love, societal expectations, culture and history, colonization and generational trauma. It's a powerful and truly haunting story that stays with you long after you finish the book. For anyone with a bug phobia, this is not the book for you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Body horror, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Blood, and Colonisation

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Vomit, Car accident, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

zombiezami's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense

4.5

This author is a genius. She is elevating YA

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

Moderate: Biphobia, Child abuse, Homophobia, and Physical abuse

Minor: Toxic friendship