Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Kill Switch by Penelope Douglas

86 reviews

bookswithambs's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

These books are getting better and better! This one focuses on Damon and I absolutely loved it - love how you go from loathing a character to absolutely loving them 3 books later.

I’m colour blind, and I loved Damon - though yes his apology could’ve been  better, I don’t even care at this point I just want him and the rest to be happy together. Winter was fantastic! I really enjoyed her character, though at times I was like are you serious right now, she was a strong fmc and I loved both their development throughout the book.

LOVED the scenes with the whole gang and I’m so excited to see where it goes next. These books really have me tearing myself apart as to loving the angst and build up to just wanting the characters to be together - has me ripping my hair out but I wouldn’t have it any other way.

These books are getting darker as they progress, so read the triggers!! I really enjoyed the plot of this one and how it builds up for the next one - and I loved getting into Damon’s head and really seeing him in a new light. Again I don’t see red.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

sara_mb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

It’s controversial with all the topics it brings up but very Intense and intriguing. The jumps in time make it confusing at first but it’s great to see with time all the sides of the story. Very interesting to read a pov of a blind character. I wasn’t sure how it would end or make sense but it was good 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

katlina11's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

cherrycigarettes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual assault

chels984's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, and Car accident

l_xn's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

Favorite book ever

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Death

Minor: Sexual harassment

stxrbbyreads's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

drbooksphd's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual violence

littleredbird's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Incest, Physical abuse, and Rape

nineinchnails's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-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

3.0

this book was definitely too long imo. i loved damon and winter's characters and i think they were well written but a lot of the content felt like filler to me (especially with the flashbacks they felt a little repetitive and redundant) so it felt like a drag getting through the middle of the book. the last chunk definitely kept my attention well but i don't know if it's enough for me to rate the book higher,  since the book is so SO long. i don't think i would've minded the length much if there was more development in the present and i think the constant flashbacks worked against this story since i felt like i never got a chance to root for their relationship outside of their flashbacks. when i finished the book, i wasn't really sure why they liked each other (enough to warrant this being a romance novel) during the time the book was actually set but i found their individual characters lovable and interesting enough to root for them anyway, so i'd say it was a success overall!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail