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wheeliechick's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Animal death, Alcohol, Medical content, Alcoholism, Police brutality, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, and Death of parent
Minor: Child death
rwsmith's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
i dont usually read horror - stories such as those tend to affect me a bit more than id like. ive never liked scary movies and i assumed i wouldnt like scary books either. i was mostly right. if you're into horror though, this book is probably great lol!
the writing was good and i enjoyed the format of changing perspectives, although there are parts of the book as well as chapters, and the perspective changes many times throughout each chapter. i dont know that all the division of the story helped a lot. i did read the book in two days, so maybe if you read it over a longer period those parts and chapters might mean more.
the scientific aspect of this book was interesting, and i wish it was explored a bit more, but i understand why it wasnt.
Graphic: Kidnapping, Vomit, Death of parent, Confinement, Medical trauma, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Trafficking, Pandemic/Epidemic, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Body horror, Murder, Blood, Terminal illness, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, Child death, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, and Police brutality
Moderate: Cursing, Animal death, Cannibalism, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Miscarriage, and Genocide
Minor: Sexual content, Car accident, Drug use, and Deportation
charles_rowland's review against another edition
- 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
5.0
Graphic: Death, Gore, Cannibalism, Violence, Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Alcohol, Death of parent, Murder, Alcoholism, Grief, Blood, Self harm, and Child abuse
Moderate: Animal death, Suicide, Grief, Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Animal cruelty
lilybisliterate's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Pregnancy, Trafficking, Violence, Child death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Self harm, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Death, Kidnapping, War, and Torture
lexi17d's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
This book was quite the disturbing read. The narrative of “how far will parents truly go to protect their children” was intriguing and truly horrific in the context of this book. A fast paced, gripping horror that was graphic and unsettling, definitely a change of pace from what I have been reading recently. This book was an excellent literary horror with a unique twist on the traditional vampire narrative.
Suffer the Children was captivating and kept me wanting to read more. It was a good segway into reading more horror novels, but I would not recommend this to everyone due to the graphic nature and content of the book.
Graphic: Gore, Blood, Self harm, Animal death, Sexual assault, Child death, and Death of parent