Reviews tagging 'Deadnaming'

Wonderland - Země divů by Jennifer Hillier

13 reviews

meeklovestoread's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Not gonna lie, I read this book four days ago and it's still living rent-free in my head. I've been a Jennifer Hillier fan ever since I read "Jar of Hearts" two years ago. I've been in a thriller mood lately but had no idea what to choose so I went through an old reliable and went to one of Jennifer's books. Just like with most books I went into this blind and my goodness was it a ride. Now, I'm not gonna knock this book down, it was good, however, for about the first 70%, I was entertained don't get me wrong, but I wasn't too connected to the story, and then I'd say the last 20%-25% I was soooo HOOKED. Lots were happening. Lots were going on. It was crazy. This book is pretty dark (which is how I like my thrillers; although some things that happen in here did make me grimace😖). After I finished, I was just left speechless. I wanted to talk about it with someone, cuz my goodness! I'm so glad Ms. Jennifer didn't disappoint. It scratched that thriller itch I've been having. I was so floored after I finished that it went from a potential 3.75 to a 4.5. I've never made that big of a leap for a book before. However, after reading some of the comments, it's really made me see that although I still enjoyed this book, I can admit that it's not very pragmatic. You really have to suspend your disbelief for the things that go on in this book. And even though I enjoyed it, I can only give so much leeway, you know. So, four stars overall.

was not a fan of the deadnaming in this book by Oscar; don't see how that was necessary of him to do😒

Spice Rating: 🌶️.5/5 (always gotta enjoy the subplots of romance in JH's books; although this one wasn't my favorite I still enjoy it for what it was; oh and yes, there is spice in this book if you were wondering)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Death

Moderate: Cursing and Murder

Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

kschaeffer6's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Minor: Deadnaming and Murder

shaunashares's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Deadnaming and Transphobia

creepycrawlybookworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Deadnaming, and Pedophilia

Minor: Fatphobia and Transphobia

haleybre's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

angegoof's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Deadnaming and Transphobia

ryleezittlau's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Rape and Transphobia

Minor: Deadnaming and Homophobia

traa's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Gore, Homophobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Transphobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Abortion, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Slavery, Mass/school shootings, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing

bluenikol82's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Violence

Minor: Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Death of parent

neverlandpages4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

• This is an older thriller that’s been resurfacing lately because the audiobook was recently released and it had a lot of good reviews so I picked it up because it’s by one of my favorite thriller authors!! I kind of wish I listened to the audiobook because this was pretty slow compared to the other books I’ve read by Jennifer Hillier.

• I was immediately hooked and intrigued because a lot is going on and I loved how this is more investigative. We’re following Vanessa, a deputy chief officer that’s trying to solve the mystery of the missing person.

• This is mainly set at a theme park in a shady small town and the writing perfectly captured the eerie feeling. I felt for the characters that were trying to leave the town and leave behind all the negative energy it has.

• I loved Vanessa and how determined she is to bring justice to the victims and didn’t let anyone, especially the men, tell her what she could or couldn’t do.

• The ending was not my favorite which is why this is a 4⭐️. The first 90% of the book was pretty slow and calculated, a lot was going on and there are a ton of characters introduced. And then the last 10%, everything felt rushed and I felt like there were some loose ends and unanswered questions. The killer was also a bit predictable but I still felt bad for Vanessa when she had to find out.

• By the end of the book, I wasn’t sure whose side I’m on. The characters that I was rooting for turned out to have done questionable things and some of them weren’t brought to justice and I didn’t like how they didn’t get charged for their crimes.

• Check trigger warnings if you’re planning on reading this, it’s pretty heavy with topics like SA and adult-minor relationships.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Deadnaming, Homophobia, Transphobia, and Abortion