Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Butterfly Garden by Dot Hutchison

135 reviews

kimlluna's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Blood, and Trafficking

stephrozjac's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, and Abandonment

vivalevega's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Trafficking, and Murder

kimmytanzone's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

fairycatmother's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.75

Great concept, however the ending was underwhelming and also confusing. Trying to picture the garden was also quite confusing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Kidnapping

mckinleyelle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

lcampbell1003's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.0

This book is veryyyyyyyyy dark. Be forewarned. It is not a thriller, it is *horror*. Sometimes the horror and trauma was gratuitous, not because it was overtly described, but just because the whole situation was just layer upon layer of fucked up shit.

The way the novel was written kept me invested. Back and forth between first person account and third person as told via interviews with FBI detectives who added the needed levity and warmth to balance things a bit. 

This was an interesting one! 🙃

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

britanielanea's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

3.0

The book and plot was interesting enough to finish. The part with the young girl was enough to make me almost dnf. I felt it was unnecessary to the plot. I don't like when an author writes the most hideous, dark,and disturbing things for a shock factor.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Rape

mj_lohmeyer's review against another edition

dark sad

1.0

Too graphic, disturbing, and dark and not in a good way… more like a depressing boring way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

kristen64's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Murder