becky_efc's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
jemmabrown's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Death, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Body horror, Cannibalism, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Medical content, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Vomit, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Gore, Miscarriage, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Abortion, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Suicidal thoughts, and Torture
kris_t97's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Graphic: Gore, Medical content, Child death, Abortion, Death, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Body horror, and Murder
Moderate: Violence, Animal death, Blood, Torture, and Injury/Injury detail
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.redheadbookgirl's review against another edition
3.0
book_owly's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.0
ecrew's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.5
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Abortion
Minor: Miscarriage
pbanditp's review against another edition
5.0
So difficult to review without giving away any of the gory, twisted details.
The beginning is an absolute crazy ride, nonstop cinematic tense action that forces you to keep reading. I caught myself muttering “no, no, no...” repeatedly and I felt violated like the words crawled up inside me and were burrowing around.
Beings in the sewers, deformed feotus’ striving to stay alive, a long dead witch, and two detectives trying to piece it all together...this book made me cringe and squirm.
“Nobody else wanted to have it on their service record that they had spent weeks chasing fortunes with eight legs and a hooded figure made of smoke.”
This book was so good that I didn’t want to read it because I didn’t want it to end. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
justafaerietayle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
radicalrachelreads's review against another edition
5.0
Ghost Virus was my first Masterton book and I really liked it but this one I loved! The story was just so absorbing and I couldn’t wait to find out what happened next. I can’t wait to read more of Masterton’s work. I’m definitely a fan!
Thank you to Graham Masterton, Head of Zeus, and #NetGallery for an eARC of #TheChildrenGodForgot in return for an honest review.