Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Wolfsong by TJ Klune

125 reviews

stacey_unchecked's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

A beautiful story of found family, revenge and danger. Wolves and humans, pack and loss. 
Trigger warnings for violence, child abuse and blood. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Torture, Death of parent, Child abuse, Confinement, and Death

hex_meghead's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

ashleybakerwrites's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

I loved this so much. This is a pallette cleansing read. I might actually read this again it was so good. This is a Wattpad shifter story grown up. If everything before came to a head like this, it was worth it. Not for everyone, if you can't suspend your disbelief and you don't wanna hurt, don't read this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Gore, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Torture, Violence, War, Abandonment, Death, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

jayjayjers's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Torture, Kidnapping, and Child abuse

Minor: Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

eliasaurus's review

emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

So, yes, it's gay werewolf romance, but it really surprised me. The writing is sometimes overwrought, but the love story is sweet and Ox's character maturation is believable. I will definitely seek out other work from this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, and Murder

beetree's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Death, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Torture, Gore, Kidnapping, Murder, Child abuse, and Mental illness

farmpaws's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I’m glad I read this and I’m glad to own this because I did legitimately enjoy it. Until almost at the end. I really wish there had been a trigger warning at the start

for (threatened not described) rape and pedophilia. I know it was in a conversation and said by the villain, but it really soured the rest of the book.

. I had to finish it in one sitting because I knew that if I put it down I wouldn’t pick it up again. It was just incredibly abrupt and unnecessary. Klune does a great job of showing how sadistic this villain is, and really, really didn’t need to go there with it. He was already clearly a bad guy! He was already evil! 
I also wish Joe and Ox had less of an age gap, given how early in their lives the book starts and how much you are shown of their early lives, vs when they are adults. I feel like this story would’ve been just as good starting when they were both teens with a few references or flashbacks to childhood if necessary. It would’ve worked well given the writing style also. 

But on the plus side I loved the way Klune writes the pack and shows you how deeply their love lies. You can really feel it seeping out of the pages. He writes relationships really well and every character feels so alive, and real. I also really liked the way they talked. In some books this kind of dialogue can be cringe, but I didn’t feel it here. Everyone has real, solid weight in the story, they can reach out and touch everything, they a part of it all. The magic too, felt so real, even though it’s not explained so much. 
I probably won’t continue the series because I don’t think its going to undo any of the issues I had with it, but I also think this book works well as a standalone 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape

voxrusso's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Abandonment, Sexual content, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping and Alcoholism

Minor: Child abuse

rainbowbrarian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Death, Child abuse, Gore, Murder, Blood, and Physical abuse

sir_melons's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Death, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Torture, Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual violence