Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

39 reviews

aedoran08's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Body horror, Blood, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Colonisation, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

sha's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Blood, Animal death, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Violence

skem's review against another edition

funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexism, Confinement, Misogyny, Torture, and Violence

naereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, Gun violence, Misogyny, Torture, Death, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Animal death, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Animal cruelty, Cultural appropriation, Excrement, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

tswartz91's review

dark emotional sad tense slow-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

4.0

I absolutely loved the setting for this story. It took place in 1666, and it really pulled you into that time frame. This book was an emotional read, and it makes you so angry how these women were treated. Part of the story was slow, but in the end, everything was pieced together perfectly. Abitha's revenge is so satisfying and bloody. I loved the gore. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, and Torture

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

that_cow_girl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

A fantastic take on the classic puritan witch story. Fantastic characterization of Samson, and I loved Abitha’s transformation throughout the book. Brom’s paintings are eerie and his way of storytelling sucked me in. I could not stop reading! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Colonisation, Death, Blood, Confinement, Animal cruelty, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Cursing, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

augustinedreams's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Misogyny, Grief, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Religious bigotry, Blood, and Violence

technicolorlady's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

alicemorrison1029's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Death

Minor: Confinement and Slavery