Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Wolfsong by TJ Klune

91 reviews

bucklace27's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Torture, and Sexual content

Moderate: Kidnapping and Child abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse

kal517's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Torture, Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Rape, Abandonment, and Domestic abuse

bookheathens's review against another edition

4.0

I loved most of this story. The things that weirded me out or almost made me dnf was how much Ox thought of Joe always as a little boy or a young teen, usually in sentimental and intimate moments. I know what Klune was going for, but it didn’t quite land right with me. 

Nor did the way Ox’s dad spoke to him. There’s zero mention that I could find that the R-word would be used so heavily in the first 60 pages. Again, I get that his dad was trash, but could he have used another method to describe that he viewed Ox as “simple and dumb.” hell, I just did 😒

Also, Ox is anything but simple and dumb 😡

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Violence, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

kelsokake's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, Death, Kidnapping, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse and Cursing

Minor: Rape

dragonsreadtoo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Cursing, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Minor: Domestic abuse and Rape

ctara2123's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Violence, Gun violence, Grief, Animal death, Death, Murder, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Vomit

Minor: Child abuse and Rape

alsoapples's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child abuse, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Death, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Stalking, Abandonment, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

jla's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book was beautiful, sad, and a little dark. I love that TJ Klune's books challenge what it means to be a man. 

The age gap took some getting used to at the beginning. I technically met my husband when I was 9, and he was 16, but the relationship between Ox and Joe was intense from the beginning. 

The writer chose to repeat things 3 times in a row.   I'm not sure what if that was supposed to have a deeper meaning, but it was a little annoying.   

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Child abuse, and Kidnapping

20sidedbi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, and Stalking

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Sexual violence

skienight's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Child abuse