Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

262 reviews

booksandstardust's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Child abuse

Moderate: Murder and Gun violence

Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, Ableism, and Kidnapping

lunep's review against another edition

funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, Alcohol, Death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Classism, Self harm, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Toxic friendship

Minor: Vomit

viacrow's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Classism, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Murder, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Death, and Physical abuse

lilou0922's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Im having some trouble keeping track of the four boys but I will say the two plot twists twisted HARD like   

I took chainsaw out of my dreams

  WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN RONAN

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, and Child death

kirstenf's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Violence, and Classism

Minor: Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Kidnapping

dlsmk's review

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Child abuse, Blood, Classism, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

sundayfever's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

I like a good YA novel but this was not my favorite. Plot feels so cobbled together with too many different magic/supernatural tropes forced to coexist. Couldn't follow the logic of it. And the plot twists were boringly predictable. Did not find the characters appealing either. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Classism, Death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Gun violence

fionamatilda's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Child abuse

Moderate: Death, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Suicide attempt

adamparrishlover's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

oh, how they have hurt me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Murder, and Suicide attempt

johnnessalovesreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting and Child abuse

Moderate: Death