Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt

32 reviews

asaintsheaint's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual violence, Torture, and Child death

Moderate: Misogyny

readwithbells's review against another edition

This book was sadly just too much for me. The constant low-level to high-level misogyny, the xenophobic and ableist language, and then the animal cruelty were just not what I was expecting and while I actually do really want to know how it ends, it’s just not a book for me and that’s ok. Weird way to start the year though 😂

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual violence, and Misogyny

Moderate: Rape and Domestic abuse

dragana1497's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Animal death, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

entityj's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Violence, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Vomit, Islamophobia, and Alcohol

bobbyclark's review against another edition

Love the concept; love the theme. However, the book is a slog to read for well over the first half, with cringy characters that are impossible to connect with. The balance between humor and tension is way off. Mainly because the humor is that of a 15 year old ass, who wants nothing more than to talk about boobs AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. Listen, I like the whole “people being the real monster” trope, but without enjoyable characters stuck in the situation, I find I’m just waiting around for people to die. And with this story, you will be waiting around for a while.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexism, Misogyny, Violence, and Racism

enderbug's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Self harm, Gore, Death, and Suicide

Minor: Islamophobia, Rape, and Homophobia

mlemzor's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Sexual violence, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Body horror, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Rape, Child death, Confinement, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Murder, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Cursing, Torture, and Vomit

kingsteph's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Child abuse, Grief, Religious bigotry, Bullying, Child death, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Toxic friendship, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, and Racism

coleyglasses's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

1.5

The concept for this book was fantastic but the ultimate execution was very much lacking, especially in the back half of the book. 
Additionally

Way too much nipple torture and very poorly written female characters

Made for an uncomfortable read at times and not in the good way

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Vomit

bumblebethbee's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.75

I heard about this Dutch-to-English translated book on the podcast Books In The Freezer and how good it was and let me tell you, I am so glad I picked it up and read it. The story is so compelling, and the complete sense of dread I got while reading it up until even the very end proves to me that Thomas knows what he’s doing. I highly recommend this to anyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Islamophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide