Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

7 reviews

hownoveljo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Blood, Death, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Violence, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gore, Murder, Torture, and Toxic relationship

kelleykamanda's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

This book is as if Carrie, The Crucible, and The Vvitch had a baby. A bit slow at times but damn… what an ending. Loved!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Grief, Death of parent, Stalking, Death, Blood, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, and Gore

Minor: Racism

kaseythefairy's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gore, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Gun violence, Misogyny, and Injury/Injury detail

soyboi's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Religious bigotry, Cursing, Sexism, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Torture, Grief, Gore, Body horror, Confinement, Death of parent, Murder, Gun violence, Violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Excrement

catwhisperer's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Racism, Torture, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Grief, Racial slurs, Violence, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, and Blood

magellen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

GIVE THIS BOOK TIME
It certainly starts slow, building and building, twisting your trust to and fro.

And then it GRABS YOU. 

The highest praise I can give this book is that while I love puritanical witching books, they tend to not have as vicious of retribution as I'd like. Not ol Slewfoot - the last quarter of the book is a metal af rise and crash of chaos that feeds the soul.

Spoiler

Also BIG MONSTERFUCKER VIBES from Abs. And good god this book cracks me up with Samson. 

-WHO AM I?
Thou art SATAN! *quivering puritan*
-*Samson, lover of corn and sleep* WHAT'S THAT?!

Bless him thou, what a good forest god and what a hell of an ending!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Religious bigotry, Grief, Gore, Domestic abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Torture

erynlasbelin's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Excrement, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Police brutality, Violence, Gore, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Vomit, Racism, Sexual content, Colonisation, Racial slurs, Alcohol, and Death of parent