Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill

6 reviews

marissasa's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This magical middle grade story was such a whimsical read. I listened to the audiobook on and off while driving and thought it was really well done, the narrator doing different voices for each of the characters really reminded me of listening to my mom do the same thing when she read stories for me as a child. Something I really appreciated about the story was that it didn't shy away from dark themes and that it treated its young audience as mature enough to understand the stakes and complex emotions of the main characters. Although some of the plot points were predictable, the final outcome still felt earned and I enjoyed all the forms of growth and character development we got to see over the years of their lives. The whole time I listened to this book I was thinking that it would make for an excellent animated show or movie and I really hope it gets adapted some day! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Death, and Emotional abuse

emma_reading_love's review

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

4.0

This is a fairy tale exploring grief, generational trauma, and coming of age. It’s a bit slow at first, but the payout is great at the end. I closed the book with a sense of beauty and wonder. You’ll like this if enjoy a book with witches, dragons, magical mishaps, and joy mixed in with hard things. My book club loved it. It was very discussable. Note: Even though it’s middle grade, I would recommend HSP readers check the content warnings on StoryGraph.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse

creativelifeofliz's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.0

Definitely a book with a strong message. I really enjoyed it. The main drawback to me was the pacing, since it was very slow for much of the middle. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Confinement

Moderate: Child abuse

captainoliimar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Misogyny, Confinement, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Child death

Moderate: Blood, Medical content, and Kidnapping

Minor: Violence

cookiecat73's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Gaslighting

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Terminal illness

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Pregnancy, and Animal cruelty

fireside_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Emotional abuse

Minor: Mental illness, Child abuse, Confinement, Grief, and Gaslighting