Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

E liberaci dal padre by Elizabeth George

7 reviews

keralajane's review against another edition

2.75

Fine mystery until the very end.

the final reveal with the therapist and the daughter recounting the abuse felt gratuitous and almost stopped me from finishing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Sexual violence

chanancrompton's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, and Self harm

Minor: Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual violence, Abortion, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

rhguerrero's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

2.0

Intense fatphobia throughout. And the author spends way too much time on the trauma experienced by certain characters, to the point where it feels like she's just sensationalizing something unspeakable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Murder, and Abandonment

author_d_r_oestreicher's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

 

A Great Deliverance is the first of 21 books in the Inspector Lynley (and DS Havers) series. The book opens with the discovery of William Teys decapitated in his barn. Beneath him, is his dog, Whiskers, also dead. Sitting beside Teys is his daughter Roberta, who immediately confesses to the murder. The New Scotland Yard sends Inspector Thomas Lynley, Eighth Earl of Asherton, and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers to the village of Keldale in Yorkshire to investigate. They soon discover that Roberta’s mother, Tessa, and her older sister, Gillian, are missing, along with the mystery of a dead infant found by the ruins of Keldale Abbey. Elizabeth George writes an intricately constructed mystery. 

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Fatphobia, Incest, Infidelity, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Murder, and Sexual harassment

melissahawco's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Child death

reedabook's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual violence

hazelgirl21's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Child death