Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier

14 reviews

sawyernarro's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicide and Blood

kitkatreads_khadeejah's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Body shaming, Bullying, Racism, and Dementia

haleysversion's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

neniacorcoran's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I wasn’t sure I was going to like this one when I first started reading it. The opening line was pretty epic, but diving right into Paris’ arrest before I was invested in caring about her almost didn’t work for me. I’m glad I hung on, though, because I thoroughly enjoyed this read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Fatphobia, Incest, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Suicide, Dementia, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment