Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Little Thieves by Margaret Owen

63 reviews

november22's review

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.0

This book was a ride. What I thought would be a simple retelling was actually a full experience. I loved the writing style. It was immersive and intrigued me to keep reading. I couldn't put this book down. Some chapters felt a bit long for what was happening. I don't want to include chapter spoilers in this review so I won't explain in dept. But these chapters were mostly worldbuilding, describing what was happening etc.  I felt like these chapters slowed down the story a bit. Nonetheless, they are a big reason as to why the story was immersive. 

Vanja is a great main character. Intricate, cunning, vulnerable and actually

a softy (in my humble opinion)

. The way that her different 'personas' were described and handled made it truly seem like they were different people. I loved reading about who she trul felt while being those people. I loved Emeric. He's both similar and the complete opposite of Vanja. There interactions were a lot of fun to read.

He really brought out Vanja's soft side.

Overall a solid plot, good characters and even better twists.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Abandonment

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, Cursing, Eating disorder, Infidelity, and Injury/Injury detail

ko_rax's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, and Rape

arwen_of_imladris's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, and Classism

bri__'s review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-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

I LOVED THIS SO MUCH!!! Honestly, I was extremely intimidated by the size and overall vibe of this book but I was intrigued after the first chapter. The writing is phenomenal, the art is stunning and the characters felt like genuine people. There were many plot twists, actual laugh-out-loud moments and a very unique concept. I'm so impressed at how well done this was and I am incredibly interested in reading Painted Devils. I had to focus in the beginning to get used to the world-building and glossary words, but once I was 10% into it, I could not put it down. I refuse to hear any criticism on this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sage_alexandra's review against another edition

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Genocide, Infidelity, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

linblythe_pub22's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective sad 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

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

abby_can_read's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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

4.0

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This book lived up to my expectations. I had a wonderful time reading it. The characters were well-developed and I liked the various relationships. I liked the relationship between Vanja and Emeric. The worldbuilding was good. The plot was a little predictable, there were a few twists that I didn't see, and the writing style was good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Animal death

zannayo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Abandonment, and Classism

Moderate: Terminal illness, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Body shaming and Emotional abuse

blewballoon's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

Normally I struggle with books where the main character, especially if you're in their perspective, is unlikable. I found Vanja compelling despite her severe flaws, and I had a feeling I'd enjoy following her character journey. I was right. I also found myself getting very immersed in the setting and growing mystery. I loved the group of characters that came along for the ride and pushed Vanja to grow. I felt like the ending was rewarding as it brought different plot points together. I enjoyed the portrayal of the gods. I found myself giddy to read more, and it's that excitement to get back to the book that made me rate it 5 stars. I listened on audiobook and the narrator was great. I was a little worried because the only other book I had listened to narrated by Saskia Maarleveld was one I didn't enjoy, but the problem clearly wasn't the narration. This book is technically the start of a series, but it can be enjoyed as a standalone in my opinion.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Vomit

peskilanim's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Rape

Minor: Animal death, Body shaming, and Misogyny