Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

183 reviews

theyarelex's review against another edition

So much RACISM. Not even in the story, but in how the author wrote the characters, what they did, and the author's takes on things. Also terrible pacing. Love parts of the concept, but absolutely horrible coming from this writer

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

bookishvampiratelycan's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, and Death of parent

wipeout's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gun violence, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Pandemic/Epidemic

loafhart's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

There is a lottt of violence.. All forms

maecave15's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

I don't know yet what to think of this strange and twisted story. Before I put down a review I need to collect my thoughts. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, and Alcohol

dajul73's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Too much violence against animals for me. If that was removed, I would have loved the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Grief, and Murder

jess2obsess's review

dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Excrement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War

vic_to_ria's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Ok 
This book took me a while to get into. Up until like 30% it was rough for me- I kept putting it down and walking away from it but after 45% definitely the plot picks up really quickly. It is a very darkly themed novel so people be warned- check the content warnings plz- but it still had light hearted moments that made you feel for the characters and why they became the way that the are.
(Can I just say that Micheal is my fav and he deserves the world.) 
The plot twist was something that we thought of more and more as we continue reading so it wasn’t a major shock but how we get there was the true mystery like damn it was fun to see it all unfold. 
Overall I really enjoyed it but I know it’s not everyone’s cup of tea. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

missunruh's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious 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

3.25

I really don't think that every female character needs rape in their backstory to make her trauma more interesting. And for real this book is kind a torture porn. Sure its captivating and mysterious and even funny at times but jeez it would have worked without the gore and torture and rape!

If you want to read something similar in vibes but less graphic (not without but certainly a lot less gore) pick up Gideon the ninth and not this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

kat_smith24's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness and Death of parent

Minor: Kidnapping and Alcohol

Not for the squeamish or easily disturbed.