Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

The Abuse of Ashley Collins by Jon Athan

5 reviews

nicolecoyle's review

dark fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Excrement, and Death of parent

atheca_'s review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

A very extreme look into the cycle of abuse. 

It becomes a typical revenge slasher towards the end but the true horror of this book is that kids face similar abuse everyday.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Kidnapping

booksandgore's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

hisdarkmaterials's review

dark sad fast-paced

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

alexis_hammer24's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

Wow. So very F*%$ING dark! Great quick read. I really wish there was another book or short story to tell us what happens next though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail