Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

Playground by Aron Beauregard

99 reviews

finneasty's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

lauradameron's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Please read triggers before looking into this book. I went in blind but I am messed up and desensitised so I knew I’d be fine. I chose a heck of a book to for my first foray into Splatterpunk. I can absolutely see how it’s not for everyone, but it actually really impacted me. Jaw-dropping at times, utterly grotesque and literally gut wrenching. VERY shocking and disturbing, especially as it involves children. But taking it for what it is, I’d say it’s hit the mark very well. I’ve watched a lot of disturbing movies so this is nothing new for me. First time in written form though. Vile, gory and gratuitous. On brand for Splatterpunk.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Excrement, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

lycheehoneydew's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Sexual content, Vomit, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Splatterpunk, very disturbing imagery and gorey details.

briekaryna's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, and Murder

dirtyal_93's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

Check the trigger warnings…and understand that AB goes out of his way to put his picture into your brain. There were points in the book where I had to put it down and breathe, and there were points where I wanted nothing more than to see which horrid situation occurred next. A fun ride into splatterpunk. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

devynkeith's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

devynkeith's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

3.75

Disturbing and very graphic. Reader beware. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, and Vomit

grimoireofsabotage's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Incest, Infertility, Misogyny, Sexism, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, and Classism

fracturedpage's review against another edition

too gross , could not handle it. I feel some was there for shock value only and it took away from the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

cmarie825's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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 death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Sexual content, Torture, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse