Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Taking of Jake Livingston by Ryan Douglass

150 reviews

maregred's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Alcohol

winglesswarrior's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

the_vegan_bookworm's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

Moderate: Alcohol

beatle426's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Murder

solstjohn's review

adventurous dark hopeful 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Mass/school shootings, and Murder

sammy357's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Homophobia, Racism, Suicide, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Sexual assault

cover2covertx's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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

There was a lot of internal dialogue and monologuing- a lot. The first half of the book I was completely invested but the second half was a lot of talking and thinking and not a lot of actual action driving the plot. Also, we need to include trigger warnings on the audiobooks too, because while I was prepared for the difficult content related to the violence of the ghost’s past, childhood SA is a deal breaker for me. Thankfully this was a buddy read so I had a friend fill me in before I got to that part. But I struggled overall with this one.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

maxinekelly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Car accident

niyareadstoomuch's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

4.0

quick read, I enjoyed the duo point of views between Sawyer and Jake. Sometimes the atmosphere and the way things were explained was confusing which I didn’t like,  but it did a good job and keeping the story eerie and engaging, I think this would be an amazing film adaptation. The story, discusses, micro aggressions, racism, abuse, sexual assault, school shootings, so definitely check the trigger warnings before reading it, but it was an amazing read. Would definitely recommend

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Homophobia, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Racism, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

queen_bri0110's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Murder

Minor: Racism