Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Darkest Minds, by Alexandra Bracken

16 reviews

raythereader999's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I read this book for the first time in middle school, and I had to reread it again. Never gets old, still the great story I remember it being, but with so many nuances I hadn’t picked up on at 13. An amazing read for people of all ages. The ONLY thing that takes this book down to 4.75 instead of 5 stars is

Spoiler

the fact that in the movie Liam says my favorite line ever: “I don’t care if you touch me and you know everything about me” and I had convinced myself it was in the book but it wasn’t and I was sad.

Please read! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Sexual assault

Minor: Child abuse

dreamingpoet's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Child death, and Torture

herceia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Everything you need for a YA dystopian novel. Very cool and loveable characters, a ton of suspense and danger, and a wild adventure the whole way through. The friendships were developed in a really lovely way, which is something I love to see. The violence of all kinds in this book are absolutely brutal to read and at times, a little too much, but I stuck around for the strength of the characters and their journey. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Police brutality, Mass/school shootings, Gun violence, Grief, Violence, Torture, Terminal illness, Sexism, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Death, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual harassment

gertie_nott's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Death, and War

thenamesjanice's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

sarahsbookss's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, and Toxic relationship

willowmae's review against another edition

Love this book, however it’s very slow it’s been a while since I last read it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

lizardbet's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Injury/injury detail, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Terminal illness, Physical abuse, Car accident, Child death, and Trafficking

katrina_5's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Biphobia and Bullying

Minor: Gun violence

stinkeypasta's review against another edition

adventurous funny medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse and Abandonment