Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Vicious by V.E. Schwab

36 reviews

liveryaya's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child death

rachtabitha's review

adventurous dark tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, and Suicide

oktuber's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The pacing at the beginning of the book was pretty slow. It seemed as though the author was trying to avoid writing just an origin story and instead telling that origin through flashbacks. But this led to every single thing that would have been mysterious, such as whether they will actually become ExtraOrdinaries or what certain character’s powers are, being easily spotted chapters before the big “reveal.” The ending was great, going from about the middle of the book onward, but the beginning was underwhelming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, and Stalking

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, and Drug use

davyjones's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture

bettydraper's review

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

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

4.5

honestly i had so much fun with this book. everyone is TRULY deranged but guess what?? i love them for it!! they've got messed up lives, i would lose my marbles too!!!!!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Suicide attempt, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

streetsatnight's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A book about terrible people. A book that makes you feel icky for liking/relating to the characters. If the 1990 film Flatliners was actually about gaining superpowers while still being a pretentious bastard. I love this book even though i feel bad about it.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Suicide, and Violence