Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel by Anthony Horowitz

26 reviews

elodiethefangirl'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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

itsheyfay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Pedophilia, Trafficking, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Racial slurs, Rape, and Classism

natashaball's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Trafficking, and Murder

acacia_happy_hour's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Suicide, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Pedophilia

slubhenz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.25

This was definitely a page turner, however I was extremely disturbed when the reveal of the House of Silk came. I did not feel that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has ever gone that dark before. If I had known ahead of time that there would be child rape in the book, I would not have read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Rape

zuai's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Murder

rachreads97's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Drug use, Pedophilia, and Murder

rcarri264's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Trafficking

torturedreadersdept's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Stalking, Murder, Alcohol, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Misogyny, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

fatherofmysteries's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Captures the feel of Holmes, true to the characters, but with the darker, hidden side at the forefront. Not afraid to rip off the bandaid.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, and Murder