Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Past the Shallows by Favel Parrett

9 reviews

bonnnnied's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Death of parent

all4spite's review

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Car accident and Death of parent

graceed2003's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Child death and Blood

alexander1776's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Vomit

lucasalexander's review

dark emotional sad

• 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? Yes

1.5

I really wanted to like this book. Harry was a beautiful compelling character, but the other main character fell flat for me, and the side characters were caricatures at best. The plot could have been great the ending felt like unnecessary trauma porn that did nothing to advance the plot or the develop the other characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Infidelity, and Car accident

jessegoddard's review against another edition

dark reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

heatherlk's review against another edition

dark reflective sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

sophia_chantry's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-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

5.0

this book was devastating. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

sarahsbookss's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing and Infidelity