Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

Little Eve by Catriona Ward

35 reviews

alexandragriffin's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

jla's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.25

Libby audiobook
Great narrator.  The book definitely has a gothic horror feel.   It was pretty standard cult stuff, so a lot of that was predictable.   I wasn't super surprised by what happened or the resolution.  

Would have been 5 stars, but there were just some things with Jamie that upset me. They never mentioned what happened to William.   How is he an uncle when he was an only child?  Jamie could have just said he went looking for Sara instead of bringing beef. I can't believe he could just say he should have loved Sara all along. Come on. 

I really felt for Jamie, Able, Sara, and Dinah. A lot of felt bad for Eve, but she really seemed to enjoy harming people, and I'm not sure it's all explained by her upbringing. </ spoiler>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child death, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Self harm

goldenas's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Miscarriage, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Blood, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Animal death, Gore, Torture, and Violence

indecisivespice's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Self harm, Gore, and Physical abuse

Minor: Rape and Pedophilia

tomatocultivator's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Confinement, Rape, Gore, and Child abuse

Minor: Self harm

grimdark_dad's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Child death, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Infertility, Murder, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Miscarriage

mwass's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.5

I have a lot of mixed feelings about this book. The story itself was excellent, 5 starts! There were moments I was on the edge of my seat, suspense, plot twists, everything you want from a thriller! However, I found the story telling to be very dense and hard to get through. I was considering DNFing this until about 60% through the book, when I had no choice but to finish because I needed to know what happened. This could be because I’m generally just not very into historical ficition and this was my first gothic horror. So it’s feels more like this writing style just isn’t my personal jam, but the plot and characters were strong enough that I pushed through it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Self harm, Murder, and Body horror

Moderate: Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Pedophilia and Rape

_bxllxe_'s review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Trippy. Gothic. Salty. Vicious. Alluring. Slow-paced, but rewarding. Some twists were predictable, some were surprising. I liked this one a lot. The House on Needless Street is better. Catriona Ward will always be an author I automatically purchase, though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, and War

Minor: Rape and Pedophilia

mickeyzbookz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Murder, Miscarriage, Torture, Suicide, Death, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Rape, Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, and Blood

mispaintedlady's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

A true gothic tale with an unexpected queer story happening. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Emotional abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Confinement, Rape, Miscarriage, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Grief, Abandonment, Body horror, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts