Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Midnight Is the Darkest Hour by Ashley Winstead

62 reviews

judyhagan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

ksquaredreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

sstewart89's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Religious bigotry, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, and Abortion

kaitlynbarrett's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

caidyn's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Given how long the wait there was on this book from my library, I expected a lot from this book. But I was let down in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Abortion

princessjj14'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Rape

chelseadenn34's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

So I loved In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead and I’ve been excited to read more of her works. I have seen a lot of mixed reviews about this one. And y’all this one is definitely a ride. Like there is a lot going on in this one. 

I feel like I have a lot of thoughts and feelings about this book but I can’t articulate them well or honestly even make sense of them. This book was definitely engaging and I was invested—every time I picked it up to read I did not want to put it down. And for the most part I really enjoyed this story. The only thing that kinda bothered me was the religious fundamentalism and hypocrisy of the town. Like I felt like I was reading about a town set in the 1960s, not present day. I’m a Christian, and so reading about some of the things that went on in this town under the veil of God’s will and such made my heart hurt. If you’re reading this book and you know nothing about Christianity, just know this is the worst version of it. God is just, but he is also gracious and merciful. 

This is a very engaging read and even though it wasn’t  my favorite by Ashley, I’m still excited to read more of her work. 

This book has one fade to black scene with minimal detail and contains moderate language. 

Trigger Warnings: religious fundamentalism, sexual abuse, child abuse, rape

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Religious bigotry

teganbeesebooks's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

czoltak's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

Never thought I’d read a thriller of Bonnie and Clyde meets Twilight 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Blood

cammielawton's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.5

Definitely heavy on religious trauma and references to Twilight 🤦🏼‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, and Murder