Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Familiars by Stacey Halls

25 reviews

hattiefrankie's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I found the natural imagery and storyline interlaced with history interesting and enjoyable. However, I found the behaviour and language of the characters not typical of the time period in which the book is set.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Rape, and Sexual violence

emmasanderson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Sexism, Blood, and Pregnancy

Minor: Child abuse and Pedophilia

foxonabook's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Child abuse and Pedophilia

louisegraveyard's review against another edition

emotional informative mysterious sad slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Misogyny

Minor: Child abuse and Pedophilia

wallflovver's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

there's something about this book that had me absolutely hooked, i was spending my days looking forward to unravelling more of this story as soon as i had the chance. 

im a sucker for female friendship stories, especially ones where the two seemingly have nobody else and grow together, making their days less lonely and filled with light. 

i especially loved the imagery of foxes following Fleetwood, to represent her bond with Alice even when they are apart.

i generally disliked the male characters, and felt great sympathy for the women in this story. as is true for women at the time, the society they lived in cost them their lives. 

the mix of fiction and historical fact in this book was really interesting, i enjoyed the way it was presented. 

the writing style was really nice and easy to consume, i got thru this book really quickly and had no issues with understanding the story and its plot points

overall i was completely gripped by this story and was pleased with the ending

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Miscarriage, Blood, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death and Vomit

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

andrea_carroll123's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Genocide, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Terminal illness, Blood, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Pedophilia, Medical content, and Death of parent

labbradorite's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I love the writing style of this book, it felt like i was reading a classic but much much easier to understand

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

zoeylou's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and Rape

bex_knighthunterbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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? No

3.25

This was ok, but didn't grab me - it didn't feel like enough happened for my liking. However, I got on well with the writing style and I enjoyed the female friendship and the girls getting to know each other (sadly not more of this!). I also found the main character's life story eye-opening, but the mystery was too slow paced for me and the witch trials not as centre stage as I'd have liked. Enjoyable enough, but probably not one that will stick with me very long. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage and Blood

Minor: Child abuse

mchannah's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, and Miscarriage