Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

25 reviews

thee_eclectic_eccentric's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Body horror, and Blood

epeolatrist's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Child abuse

Moderate: Animal death, Abandonment, and Car accident

Minor: Animal cruelty and Self harm

alylovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Reread 2024. I love this book as I did the first time, I can't believe it's been years since I last read it. And now I can't read linger until I get home.. this book is so amazing .it pulls at. Your emotions ! Def recommend

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Death

nicosta_music's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Shiver felt like a non-Mormon version of Twilight. It's your typical human/supernatural creature romance, except at least in this book the main characters are likeable and not complete creeps. Generally an entertaining read if you want a cute romance with an interesting subplot. My biggest issue was

the whole cure method -- you're really telling me your best hope for a cure is to inject yourself with some rando's disease-ridden blood? Come on, I know lycanthropy is bad, but I think other, potentially incurable life-threatening diseases are worse.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Blood

Moderate: Car accident and Abandonment

Minor: Vomit, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

r_skye's review against another edition

hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

2.25

It’s definitely not bad just super YA and insta love, but I will be reading the second one so there’s that? Good if you’re looking for a trashy book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Child abuse

rybass08's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

A very stoic book, of love pulling back and forth between two worlds. Heartbreaking and hurtful to read, wanting the change to be permanent so that they can be together forever.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Violence, Death, Car accident, Abandonment, Cursing, Physical abuse, Grief, Sexual content, Vomit, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

breannescott's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Is a good introduction into werewolves as a genre. It can be read as a standalone.

It made me cry and had a happy ending. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, and Death

Minor: Vomit, Child abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident

thewordlesspoet's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Child abuse

dimondc's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.5

I can’t be objective because this series was a favorite of mine as a teenager. It’s nostalgic and I grew up when traumatized artsy emo boys were heartthrobs 🤣 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse

helenakarmen's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious sad fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Self harm

Minor: Gun violence and Kidnapping