Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

224 reviews

suz_n_van's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

matchamarimo's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death and Panic attacks/disorders

khaleesigrace's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse, Torture, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Suicide

ffs_storm's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death, Suicide, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

omega's review against another edition

5.0

Obra de arte

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

dysfunctile's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I find that this book is very polarizing—people either really love it (me) or really hate it (which I understand). 

I personally thoroughly enjoyed this book more than I anticipated. The writing style and different POVs were hard to follow at first and there were points where I felt like it was too pretentious, but I’m glad I stuck with it because I was tearing up by the end.

I’ve seen people call the twist cheap because it relies on

an overused trope (mental illness)

in horror media, but I actually found it to be progressive? Not sure what the right term is but it made me feel bad when I found out that

I was wrong to suspect this man just because he’s neurodivergent.

It flips the whole stereotype on its back, and I felt like it was executed well even if I also guessed the twist early on. 

Overall I understand why some people detest this book. I personally liked it and it was very enjoyable both as a mystery-thriller read and as a book with a surprisingly emotional arc for the main character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Animal death

Minor: Suicide

bllrslvctrn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: Murder and Fire/Fire injury

themis_biblos's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

 There was a lot more heart and hope in this than I initially thought it would have. The ending saved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Stalking, Murder, and Abandonment

anettainkeri's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Blood

marrie_'s review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis