Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Unquiet Dead by Ausma Zehanat Khan

5 reviews

vireogirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Religious bigotry

kimveach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

This book series was recommended for readers who love Louise Penny's Inspector Armand Gamache books.  The Unquiet Dead did not disappoint.  The two main characters are fascinating and have plenty of secrets left to unravel.  The elements of war criminals, victims, and the United Nations' involvement in the Balkan genocide of the early 1990s had me researching for more information outside the book.  I'm ready to read more of this series (and the rest of Louise Penny's series.)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Islamophobia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and War

Moderate: Pedophilia

kellee's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I’d heard this book compared to Louise Penny, and I think there are some similarities (setting, iconoclast detective, and fleshed out motives behind the crimes). However, I didn’t find the writing similar, and the theme was overall much darker than I expected. Some parts of this book were difficult to read, because it deals with the real ramifications of war crimes and crimes against humanity. But it’s an important read, and a good one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide and War

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual content

linguisticali's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

2.0

Interesting idea poorly executed. Unrealistic characters and improbable dialogue, with some seriously misogynistic characterisations of women. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide and War

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

tiasreads's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, and Murder

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Suicide