Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

El deshielo by Lize Spit

16 reviews

notonlyhuman's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

pirate10100's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Typical Belgian marginal discriptions

sarahl92's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-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

3.75

Very dark. Read content warnings before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

tedva's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-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

2.5

Ondanks prachtige zinnen hier en daar, is de inhoud zo zwaar dat je er op een gegeven moment gevoelloos voor raakt 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

thehazardofluce's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Sitting here just having finished this book, I genuinely feel a bit shaky. Horrific, stomach churning. I felt this pit of dread throughout which got heavier the longer I read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

graysonahrensbennett's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Eating disorder, Lesbophobia, and Outing

liesbouckaert's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, and Suicide

jossenoynaert's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

talin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Sexual violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Sexual content, and Suicide

katredmond's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Death