Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Chalk Man, by C.J. Tudor

5 reviews

katlin's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Abortion

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Animal death, and Domestic abuse

lydiavsbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Big Stephen King/ loosers club vibes which was cool, and unique enough plot-wise to not just feel like a rip off. I really enjoyed this, it was darker than I expected, lots of messed up characters that were fun to explore.

Also some really great (tragically current) commentary on abortion, and the very real fear of alzeimer's and memory loss.

I did want it to be a lil' spookier though, I feel like it kinda sold itself as horror/thriller and the premise could have easily allowed for some more creepy elements

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Chronic illness, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Domestic abuse, Addiction, Death, Child abuse, Dementia, Murder, Pedophilia, and Suicidal thoughts

kait_sixcrowsbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Very solid first book! I found myself intrigued by both plot lines — I wanted to see how it would all connect. While I could see at points that this was clearly C.J. Tudor’s first published book, it was still a really good story, and I can’t wait to read more from her in the future!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Body horror, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Animal death and Dementia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Rape

that_bookworm_guy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.5

I want to start this review by saying that I enjoyed the book and I probably will reread this in the future. It just wasn't what I expected and that's okay. 

The story is told through two time periods and sometimes I felt like the chapters ended very abruptly and sometimes the flick between the two just felt very choppy instead of flowing. 

The plot was very weird and it seemed like the author was going more for shock factor with it. Every time it seems like the plot is getting close to being wrapped up, something else happens almost like the author was just trying to throw things in there and some of it disrupted the flow a bit. 

For a debut, it's good and I'll be interested to see what the author does in the future. Overall a good book, but the flow and pacing fell a bit off. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Death

Moderate: Abortion

theblackswan's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Nenhum adulto pra olhar essas crianças fazendo merda e olha no que deu

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Car accident, Chronic illness, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Violence