Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Gilded by Marissa Meyer

13 reviews

brittmariasbooks's review against another edition

dark lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

OMG AAH! Wat houd ik toch van Marissa Meyer's boeken. Zoals gewoonlijk was het weer heerlijk romantisch en sprookjesachtig. Maar deze keer zat er ook echt die grimmige kant aan, wat vernieuwend was voor Meyer's verhalen.

Ik vond Serilda weer een bijzonder fijne, sterke hoofdpersoon. Ik ben zeer benieuwd naar Vervloekt!

Ik vond de vertaling erg fijn. Ook omdat er veel Duitse termen voorbij kwamen vanwege de Germaanse mythologie. Erg cool om die mythologie ook terug te zien in boeken. 

Ik vind het bijna jammer dat ik zolang heb gewacht met het lezen van deze duologie. Maar dankzij Yaltival had ik eindelijk de noodzaak om ze voorrang te geven en zal het verhaal mij fris in het geheugen zitten als ik Marissa Meyer weer zal ontmoeten op 30 juni 2024!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Abortion

caroline_peacock's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Grief, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, and Violence

Moderate: Vomit, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Suicide, and Child abuse

Minor: Sexual content

amyvbxx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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

3.5

This is a really easy read and I find it does have you reaching for the next one the duology as soon as you've finished. 
However the second book in the duology is slightly more compelling.
I enjoy the romance of the two main characters although at times it feels rushed, this is not a book for slow burn lovers. It is easy to get past though as the plot is enticing and interesting to follow

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

millyfox's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Pregnancy, Violence, Blood, and Child death

Moderate: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Gore, Abandonment, Confinement, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cannibalism, Child abuse, and Sexual content

soupymsc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

4.0

Easy read and I enjoyed the mystery of Gild's past. They spent a little too much time on the fluff on every moon but when things happened in this book, they happened.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Child abuse

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Death of parent

Moderate: Child death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Animal cruelty, Blood, Cannibalism, Self harm, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual content, and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Infidelity, and Pregnancy

thecatconstellation's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

I went so back and forth with this book. There are parts that I really enjoyed and I will definitely read the second one. But at times it felt like this was dragging on, and I don’t particularly love any of the characters. I also found it at times just utterly depressing for no reason, like things being sad not for the plot but just to be sad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Blood, Child death, Death, Murder, Animal cruelty, Violence, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Abortion, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual content

kbairbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

It’s tricky because I believe Marissa Meyer is a master at her craft. This was genius storytelling, in my opinion, but I also don’t like scary things and I would classify this book as horror. Sooo I’m amazed by the storytelling and horrified by the contents.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Torture, Pregnancy, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Abortion

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

TW: lots of death & children aren’t excluded

• Also I don’t think my review has any spoilers, but 🤷🏻‍♀️ 

Okay, so here’s what I love: the storyline, it’s great. I love the fairytale creatures, the haunted castle, all of it. At times, it did get a bit repetitive. What’s the one thing.. well person, that drove me up the wall? SERILDA. Her constant lying had me wanting to drop the book. It’s such a pet peeve of mine. It’s so hard to not get worked up over it. Granted, she has some redeeming qualities, but it’s really hard to like her. She’s a liar and she’s a bit dense… like how many times does everyone have to tell her how magical bargains work!?! 🤦🏻‍♀️ 
That being said, I adore Gild and he makes up for her.  I really like what’s going on in the story and the cliffhanger is absolutely maddening! I’ll def be reading the sequel… even though Serilda will be in it 🙄😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Violence, Blood, Child death, Death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Torture

grace_p's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Animal death, and Child death

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual content