Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Jackal by Erin E. Adams

7 reviews

_sunnysans's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

clarkg's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Overall, I found this book to be a pretty compelling thriller with a decent twist ending. It's explorations or race, class, gender, and the geography and topography of the land were unlike anything I have read before and I valued Erin Adams' unique creative vision. That said, some moments felt heavy-handed and trope-y, which took me out of it a bit. Even with that caveat, I would still recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, and Alcohol

chilivanilli28's review

dark emotional mysterious 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: Animal death, Death, Gore, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

kwaeisig's review

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

This book will have you at the edge of your seat! Despite it being fiction, the realities of living life as a Black woman echo throughout the pages. Terrifying, frustrating, and flat out maddening at times, this book will have you talking back to it working alongside the main character to figure it out and snap out of it! 

the white mom being killed is breathtaking and heartbreaking and also pleasant to read in a sad way. She did not believe her black friend when she told her about Black girls and disregarded her daughters blackness when connected to other Black girls that went missing. It was also upsetting because her death garnered more attention than the Black girls gone missing. More attention than her own daughter gone missing. Served her right to die. When you make biracial Black children you cannot choose when to acknowledge their blackness and when to shut them out. It’s unfair and cruel and ultimately set her daughter up to be held captive longer despite her friends thoughts, evidence, etc.

 

This book does not end with a complete “happy ending”. There’s something to be said about small towns across the US that are heavily segregated with many “folk tales”. There are truths in every tale we are told if we take time to decipher them and trace their origins. 

I will be purchasing a copy of this book for my personal library, I loved it so much! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Rape, Torture, and Blood

Minor: Cursing

mysterymom40's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Hate crime, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Abandonment

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Racism, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

ecn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism