Reviews tagging 'Violence'

I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is In Love with a Pedophile: 6 Patient Files From Prison by Dr. Harper

9 reviews

abbiebonnyman's review

dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Blood, and Gaslighting

serlingbucket's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

Still a very campy continuation of the first book! Again, not accurate to psychology at all. But still a good enjoyable read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Body shaming

The f slur is repeatedly used throughout the book, so if you're sensitive to that- Please read with caution AIDS and HIV is also a central part of the book The book additionally opens with the patient file mentioned in the title

teganberryyy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Trafficking, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, and Suicide

morgbb's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, Cannibalism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

rage_among_the_page's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-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

Would I have randomly picked this up? Negative. I jumped into this and me based on intrigue following the first book in the series. This is actually the first book in quite awhile that I read straight through in one session. It is rather short, but the structure and story keep you rolling through.

Personally, I feel this one improves my impression of book 1. I felt the “patient files” and interactions had more depth and intrigue. We also learn more about Dr. Harper (as well as others) and I felt way more invested in the characters this round. Sure, it reads more like a diary than actual patient files, but I’m here for it. Where I felt some execution fell a bit flat and lacked depth in book 1 (perhaps intentional), the author seems to come into their own this round. 

Comparing the two, Book 1 read like an idea or assignment, entertaining yet a bit forced. Book 2 seems to speed up as though the author was on a roll, caught on and was like “hell yeah, let’s do this” while frantically writing in a daze of this alternate reality. 

I’d also like to touch on the titles here, they’re daunting to me. I really would not have picked this one up, the first one…maybe, the third sounds hilarious. I really did not want to bury myself into some graphic or deep story relating to what is assumed to be the subject matter. It’s not like that at all, it touches on the topics and character involvement, but there is no description or diving deep into trauma. While some may not enjoy any dark lit, this is truly lighthearted on the topics and have more focus on the plot and characters than what may be assumed.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Trafficking

Minor: Pedophilia and Suicide

brandie_abbie19's review

dark sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

rayne_1906's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

1 hour 9 minutes - I am tempted to rate this book higher than 3.25 stars but I will refrain. What I will say is that this book was far more cohesive and well-written than the previous. All the stories meshed better together, and the overarching plot was easier to follow. That is not to say that I wasn't confused - I still was, but less so than in the first book. There are lots of problematic elements to this book - its portrayal of mental health issues is still fairly atrocious, but I can appreciate that as a whole, this book is better than the first.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Homophobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Trafficking, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

auteaandtales's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

cjxx26's review

lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Kidnapping

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual content