Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

El sótano by Natasha Preston

54 reviews

rochelleisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexism and Stalking

reisnerej's review against another edition

dark medium-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

2.5

This book went back and forth so much of going fast and then extremely slow. The ending also seemed very rushed and that they skipped details where as some of the details earlier on in the book could have been skipped.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Blood

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, and Murder

Minor: Death

brynleigh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content and Sexual harassment

savnicsmith's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This book had me up way too late, and I finished it so quickly because I just had to know what was happening next. Definitely had me at the edge of my seat. Some chapters were very difficult to read, but I did go into the book knowing and seeing the trigger warnings from other reviewers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Violence

katleyn16's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, and Gaslighting

rachelwierick's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

2.75

Not very well written, but entertaining. I really just wanted to know if the guy got caught and how. Had a realistic ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

booksofautumn's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Abandonment

taliatalksbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

The Cellar by Natasha Preston was heartbreaking and full of suspense. I don’t find myself to be easily triggered, but even I had moments of severe discomfort while reading this book, so I want to make it very clear that if you’re considering reading it, definitely check out the content warnings before you do. This story is creepy and though it makes an important point to stare on multiple occasions how wrong it is, there is a lot of uncomfortable content here given that our main character is only 16/17 and the man who kidnaps her is in his 30s. I think this content is so unsettling because it isn’t watered down and it isn’t presented to make it palatable. It’s supposed to make you uncomfortable because of how awful the situation is, and it does that almost too well. This book is really fast-paced, and while the timeline gets a little confusing jumping back and forth while chasing perspectives, it was still an enjoyable read. I don’t honk it is my favorite by Preston, but it certainly was a dark, psychological suspense worth reading if you can get past the content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide and Stalking

sleepydraws's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual content

valgarciq's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment