Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Dead Until Dark by Charlaine Harris

30 reviews

mializa_mk's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia, Vomit, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia, Incest, Racism, and Torture

wandering_seal's review against another edition

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

3.5

Righto I last read this series... twenty years ago? and in memory the books are sexy, a little transgressions and filled with that rot glossed over with southern charm that's so yummy to read. Clearly my palate has evolved, because this was barely sexy, not at all transgressive, and a little uncomfortable - our main man here is super casual about the whole slave holding business and while it's good that is referenced, I'd have liked it better handled.

Bill is so, so, so boring. Sookie can do better. Sookie is weirdly naive for someone working in a bar that can hear in people's heads. The story is fast food fine - super easy to consume and not going to fill you up for long. A younger me was very impressed with this series - today me is willing to keep going because I remember thinking Eric was worth it and I'm curious as to how wrong I could have been.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent

seriouslynerdy's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.0

I started the show “True Blood” on HBO and gave up around season 3 (let me know if I should give it another chance) instead of trying the show again I decided to tackle this series (which I should have started first) When I started reading this book it was very similar to the tv show they did a good adaptation for the first book. If you have watched the show and enjoyed the characters Lafayette and Tara, the book will be a bit shocking as they do not have big roles in the book as they do in the show. 

I did enjoy that this book was fast paced and an easy read, if it had truly grabbed my attention I could have read it in a day.  The book follows Sookie Stackhouse a waitress in Louisiana who has a special ability to read minds and nobody knows why and anyone who does in Bon Temps thinks she strange and a “freak”, vampires are known in this world not accepted fully but people know of their presences and they don’t need to hide anymore. She has built a wall up in her mind to protect herself and not hear other people's thoughts when she doesn’t want to hear them but sometimes her wall crumbles. She is waitressing one night when a man walks into her section, one she doesn’t recognize and one she can’t read , leading her to believe that this man is a vampire. Once she lays eye on him her world changes in one second and doesn’t go back to normal. The whole first book is Sookie and Bill (the vampire) trying to have a normal relationship but people in town are dying and placing the blame on vampires and they decide to investigate and figure out who is murdering the people of Bond Temp. 

This book does not have excellent writing, it’s not a masterpiece but I enjoyed it and if you enjoy cheesy, trashy vampire stories that are a step up from twilight this book is the perfect book for you. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

lilianmathilda's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

marmsies's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest and Pedophilia

Minor: Rape

braveprincess11's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

at first, I thought maybe I’d watch True Blood. then I got halfway through the book & went… “no, think it’s best if I don’t”

the same goes with reading the rest of the series. think it’s best if I don’t. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Incest and Death of parent

Brief mention of necrophilia

vicblue's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

martini666's review against another edition

adventurous sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Animal death, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

serenephedra's review against another edition

dark lighthearted mysterious fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

leazzz's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

Surprising how closely they followed this for the show 
Both Sookie and Bill are mildly infuriating 
I hate Jason 🫶🏻
For a vampire romance from 2001, insanely progressive 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail