Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Island of Lost Girls by Alex Marwood

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cin19's review

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.0


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patienceholmes's review

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There was some quite explicit verbal/emotional abuse of a child by their parent who was supposed to be presented as a sympathetic character and I just didn’t want to read about that character at all. It felt like the book was trying to gaslight me into thinking she was an ok parent

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