Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

The Monster of Elendhaven by Jennifer Giesbrecht

12 reviews

polterbooks's review

This reads like bad fanfic and the characters are boring.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Colonisation, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

tamara_joy's review

dark medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Murder, Toxic friendship, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror, Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Excrement

briarcrawford's review

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Self harm

slimygf's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Incest, Pedophilia, and Rape

tey_lynn's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

cathgotaknife's review

dark lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Blood, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Stalking, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Pandemic/Epidemic

theghostly's review

I was excited to read this because I was expecting an atmospheric and mysterious story but instead it came across as an overly edgy fan fiction written by some teenage girl who thinks a tall guy forcing himself on a “smol bean uwu” is the hottest thing ever. Very much not for me but i’m happy for anyone that did enjoy it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Gore, Incest, and Violence

aardwyrm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

Pure dark chocolate in unsafe proportions, lovingly rendered villain protagonists full of weird, macabre nonsense and loads of gothic vibes. Skillfully rendered, 100% atmosphere by volume, self indulgent and exquisitely so. Anyway there's weird magic and a lotta murder.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content

justacowboy's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is a nasty book, with nasty people doing nasty things. 
If you can get your hands on the audiobook I highly rec it. As it really just made this book so much better! 
This is a dark fantasy horror that follows two men that fancy themselves as monsters. Florian is a wizard with a heart full of hate for the people around him and Johann is the unkillable beast that serves him. 
I love this book so much, it has everything that I love. Nasty main characters, gothic fantasy themes, LGBTQ+ characters, and lastly ... Lots and lots of gore, body horror, and lust. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Incest, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

rotfaced's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book inspired me to start writing again. My only complaint is that it is too short. The prose is beautiful, tightly written, and full of detail which makes rereading fun. I read this book twice, each time in one sitting; Many of my friends were able to do the same. If I were not currently lending it out to my friends, I would likely be reading it again. 

This book has incredibly dark overtones and sets the scene with a (TW) sexual assault, which is obvious if not terribly explicit. The gore is spelled out in detail. The main characters are well-personified bastards, obviously meant to be read as villains, and their relationship-- central to the plot and to the pacing-- is filthy and treacherous. This is not a light read, nor is it meant to make you feel good. You are getting right what it says on the tin, but I loved every moment of it. 

On Johann and Florian's relationship:

Disclosure: I am a bisexual man. I want more mlm content like this. This book is explicitly gay in its framing of the relationship between Johann and Florian (sexually/physically, if not always romantically). I want more awful, terrible men who are also queer. Reading this book destroyed my standards. I had given up on trying to find compelling queer men in rich fictional settings where the narrative isn't ABOUT being queer, and this book got my hopes up again. I know this isn't everyone's cup of tea, nor do I expect it to be, but it is something I wish we had the option to read more often.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Child death, Incest, and Pedophilia

Terminal Illness: Plague is a major theme in the book. Symptoms are described in visceral detail. Incest:

The incest is implied between the twin siblings, but not confirmed, with no explicit action that could be read as romantic instead of overly familial. It did not trigger me, someone who is triggered by incest, but I was wary of it and can understand peoples reservations.