Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

La Hacienda by Isabel Cañas

30 reviews

shannananahey's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Death, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Blood, Abortion, Alcoholism, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and Physical abuse

leahrosiee's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Misogyny, Confinement, Rape, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Death, and Medical trauma

amandalorianxo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

So I definitely had moments of haunting and dark thrill vibes as I read this stand-alone novel set in Mexico. I had to look up the purpose of a hacienda and they were (and some still are) used for a multitude of reasons. Large estates were used as mines, factories,  or even plantations. The basic point? Making money. We meet Beatriz and she is married to Rodolfo, yet the people she is meeting and interacting with are not a fan of her. Racially she is not "pure" and her own family line is not as rich or well connected as her husband's. Isabel has to live in the hacienda she is to share with her husband. However, it's basically haunted by spirits that do not people living there. Beatriz is able to call on the help of Andres, a priest, who wants to perform an exorcism to remove the demons from the home. We follow the two pov's of Beatriz and Andres, getting glimpses of their backstories as well as how the hacienda came to be. It's not going to make you piss your pants or anything that traumatizing but I recommend pairing this with the audio to read along to make the excitement that much more enticing.  The audio narrators do a great job at creating the tension that is needed. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror and Physical abuse

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Death of parent

erinmjustice's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault, Abortion, and Rape

Minor: Physical abuse and War

fungivibes's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Racism and Rape

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Physical abuse, Racism, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Cursing, Death, Alcoholism, Animal death, Rape, Abortion, Alcohol, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, War, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Addiction

owlliecat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Body horror

Moderate: Physical abuse

i_am_selinam's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Physical abuse and Rape

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Classism, Colonisation, Death, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

Minor: War, Violence, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Rape, Racism, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, and Religious bigotry

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Graphic: Death of parent, Murder, Classism, Confinement, Blood, Colonisation, Death, Racism, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Animal death, War, Alcoholism, and Physical abuse

Minor: Rape and Pregnancy