Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Two-Step Devil by Jamie Quatro

14 reviews

carolynsaxton's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Abortion

lobbster's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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

2.0

I liked the overall story / plot but the book kind of lost me towards the end. The alternate endings felt rushed and not particularly important. I didn’t like the style of writing but can appreciate the uniqueness of it. 

The imagery was great throughout the book, I could really picture the scenes as they were described. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Trafficking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide and Violence

swampjam's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

Moderate: Child death, Sexual violence, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Abortion

Minor: Vomit

jessplate's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicide, Vomit, and Trafficking

jaydeecepticon's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Vomit, Trafficking, Abortion, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide attempt

geneius's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

i don’t think i totally “got” everything that happened in this book but i cried a lot when it ended. i really enjoyed the unique structure, from first person to third person to omniscient narrator and even a play! some of this was really ambiguous and it made you think really hard about what was going on, which i think was why it took me a bit to get through (besides it being heavy at times, please check trigger warnings!!!) this was such a special reading experience and one that will have me thinking for a long time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Trafficking

Moderate: Drug use, Suicide, Abortion, and Pregnancy

spiritfishin's review

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Kidnapping

hologlam's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

kimmeyer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Trafficking

Moderate: Suicide

randykraft's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Violence, Dementia, and Trafficking