Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

White Horse: A Novel by Erika T. Wurth

11 reviews

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Alcohol

Minor: Animal death, Genocide, Gore, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Car accident, and Colonisation

thebearnest's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Pedophilia, and Colonisation

Minor: Gun violence, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content and Sexual violence

laura_keoski's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Death, Drug abuse, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Car accident, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

yuyuv's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Car accident

bambooboy's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexism, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Cannibalism, Colonisation, and Classism

wai's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Medical content and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

adriso's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed this book as a decompressing read, from lore and the mysterious atmosphere to the characters. Kari James is my favorite and an iconic resemblance of a woman I aspire to grow into. The puzzles and trials she goes through to uncover what happened to her mother while facing her past are inspirational and tense though watching her heal along the way is extremely rewarding.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts and Toxic relationship

symabee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

3.5

I'm not going to lie, I'm a bit disappointed in this one. Maybe my hopes were too high after reading the premise, but it just fell flat for me. 

There were things I did like about the book. The horror and supernatural elements were cool, I enjoyed learning about Native culture and mythology, how it addresses addiction and trauma, and the fact that it shed light on the issue of missing and murdered indigenous women.

Now for the things I didn't like. 

It all felt very disorganized and had a lot of subplots thrown in that distracted from the story. At times, this felt more like a love letter to Denver, Colorado than a horror/thriller. So much time was spent describing local businesses, their decor and signage, and how they had changed over the years. Lots of talk about gentrification and yuppies taking over the area. I understand a certain level of this is needed to set the scene for the story, but this just felt rambling at times. A large portion of this book is also spent on the main character's cousin, who is in an abusive marriage. The cousin is basically just emotional support for the main character, so I'm not sure why we needed to know so much about her marriage.
There are also many references to Stephen King, David Mustaine, Bud Light beer, and reading old paperback novels in random places like noisy bars. After a while, it started giving "I'm not like other girls" vibes. 

I loved the idea of this book, and it had some great qualities, but the execution was very lackluster, unfortunately.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

imstephtacular's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Grief, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Pregnancy, and War