Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Girl, 11 by Amy Suiter Clarke

20 reviews

georgie_kc's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Child death, and Child abuse

navayiota's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Suspenseful.. engaging writing, and the characters were very well rounded. make sure to check trigger warnings before reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Child abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Stalking, Torture, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Excrement, Animal death, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

nebbular's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.25

really really good made me scared to go to the kitchen at midnight

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Child abuse, and Kidnapping

julsaz's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Vomit, and Child abuse

directorpurry's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death of parent and Self harm

bookishaddictions's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Ya’ll… This book is so under-discussed! I love a good whodunnit, and good psychological manipulation can make a book really stand out. I won this title from a @goodreads giveaway months ago, and I wish I read it sooner. Elle, an independent investigator that solves cold cases with the help of her podcast followers, is a very intriguing main character. I loved that Clarke was also able to really given the villian- a serial killer known as The Countdown Killer- depth. Along with the mind games that the story plays on Elle- and readers-, Clarke managed to keep me guessing. If you haven’t read Girl, 11 yet, you should do so ASAP! 🔎

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Violence, Child abuse, and Kidnapping

henolte's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Child abuse, and Child death

wonderfulxwonderful's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, and Murder

travelseatsreads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

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

3.5

Girl, 11 is an entertaining and gripping thriller which will be a hit for all true crime podcast fanatics. Within the pages we follow Elle Castillo on her true crime podcast, Justice Delayed, in which she concentrates on the infamous serial killer TCK who still remains at large.

The format is set up with a mix of recordings from the podcast, monologues from Elle and flashbacks from TCK's childhood. The alternating POV's and timelines really worked to keep me interested and I wanted to begin a deep dive googling this imaginary killer.

At times I did find myself rolling my eyes at the characterisation of one or two of the characters, some moments were a little far-fetched and at times Elle can be a frustrating person to support but overall I was invested to find out the truth.

I switched between both the book and the audiobook and really found the audiobook brought the true crime podcast aspect to life.

Dark and thrilling, sure to to be of interest to true crime podcast fans. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Child death, and Gaslighting

kelseyr713's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I’ll be seeking out everything Amy Suiter Clarke writes from now on! I read this over just a few days and it was very hard to put down. I loved the episode transcripts from the podcasts, and Elle’s tenacity is compelling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Child death, Stalking, Physical abuse, Torture, and Kidnapping