Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Once Upon a River by Diane Setterfield

13 reviews

lizzie24601's review

adventurous mysterious reflective tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Violence

annielou95's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

In so many ways this book was really strong. I loved the characters in so many ways and the way the plot unwound was a great ride (if a bit predictable at times). 

My only issue is personal and that is that I prefer characters who sit in a grey area of morality but one character specifically was painted as basically evil and there's nothing that ever could have been done about it because it was in his genes. A totally fair writing choice, just not one that worked for me.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual violence

rieviolet's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Suicide

Minor: Rape