Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

89 reviews

felofhe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

leshalea30's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Confinement

coveredinsnow's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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: Animal death, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

haileeraye's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, and Murder

lyzasage's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

espurrr's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

epaglicci's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Murder

aerietta's review against another edition

I couldn't make it through chapter 1. Too much cruelty.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Blood, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Excrement, and Grief

stephanieluxton's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

My favorite thing about this book was the artwork. The art was great.

This book is about Abitha, a fiery young woman who lives in a very patriarichal and puritan society filled with religious extremism. When her husband is mysteriously killed, Abitha faces possibly losing her farm due to her greedy brother in law and must use her strong will and resourcefulness to succeed in a society that is stacked against her. Also there's a mysterious and powerful entity that we don't know if we can trust to help or hinder Abitha. Also Abitha dabbles in a bit of light witchcraft, so things get more complicated for her. 

This book is not a horror book. It's a paranormal historical fiction. Abitha is an effective protagonist. The villains are interesting and believable. My beef with this book is that it took a long time for anything really interesting to happen. The pace was awfully slow. The last little bit of the book picked up but when I finished it, I wasn't satisfied. I genuinely don't know what this book was trying to say. 

I thought it was weird that the devil was basically the good guy all along? I don't think that's a great message. I understand that Sampson was more like the spirit of the forest rather than Satan, himself. I also appreciate his character arc of knowing he's capable of violence but wanting to be good. He didn't seem like the devil. I wonder if the other people just saw him as a devil, even though he isn't. IDK. I do appreciate the religious extremism is bad - especially when it dehumanizes and harms other people so the other villains were incredibly effective. 

Would I recommend this book? Probably not. It wasn't a cozy feel good read, but it also wasn't very spooky. I know so many people have loved this but I just don't see it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, and Sexual harassment

hihicass's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Sexual harassment