Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Whispers and the Roars by K Webster

27 reviews

whatcheyreads_'s review

dark

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Death of parent

perciep's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

No spoilers here but this was the best book i have EVER read genuinely.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Rape

leighannashton's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

nebaker42's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Rape

Minor: Miscarriage

tiejh's review

dark emotional informative 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Murder

cady_sass's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

It is impossible to give this novel an adequate review without spoiling it, but wow. I was told to go into this not knowing anything about it and to not read any reviews or synopses and I’m very glad I followed that advice. 
Up until about halfway through, this book makes no sense. Almost infuriatingly so. But then, it does. And it punches you in the goddamn face. Masterfully crafted, honestly, and it’s almost disappointing that it is quantified simply as a “dark romance” even though it technically is. 

Flagged for spoilers due to this, but I’m still keeping it super super vague: 
The *only* reason I can’t give this 5 stars is because I feel like the ending and the tying up of loose ends happened too quickly and inorganically. The “love fixes everything” trope feels wrong here, and, while it’s not my place to speak for it, I can’t help but worry that some of the representation in the final chapters is damaging, or at least borders on it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

just_me_hunter's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

2.0

Read this because I saw it on BookTok. Author recommends going into it blind, so I did. It is a very strange, dark and disturbing story that only gets weirder. I kept reading to understand what was happening. I didn’t like the story or the characters. 2 stars since I did finish it. Definitely has a lot of Triggers and I personally wouldn’t recommend this to anyone. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Self harm

kittyemma9's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Miscarriage

taratreks's review

dark medium-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

1.0

The writing in this books gives YA a bad name. Cringe. I am not typically one to shy away from Trigger Warnings but it was weird this book as it is told on flash backs and main day. One minute you are talking about the character being abused by a family member and the next chapter it is gratuitous sex scenes with her boyfriend. It’s weird. I would recommend this book to NO ONE!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

courtn58's review

challenging dark slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault