Reviews tagging 'Violence'

A Haunting in the Arctic by C.J. Cooke

18 reviews

dmswack3's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.5

CHECK CONTENT WARNINGS BEFORE READING!

As a lover of dual timelines and horror, this one was a big hit for me! It did start a bit slow, but once it picked up I was hooked.
 
As the first line of thai review says, check content warnings before reading. There are some topics discussed in detail that can definitely be triggering.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death

abbie_eibba's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Torture, and Blood

Minor: Gun violence, Misogyny, Vomit, Kidnapping, Abortion, Murder, and Pregnancy

wytherwytch's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

This book wasn't great. It was predictable. The more I think or talk about this book the worse I think it was. I only finished it because it was short and I could smash it on a 12 hour flight.

It had quite a bit of detail about the rapes so be emotionally prepared if you read it. That detail didn't seem to reflect the woman's feelings on it either. More about how the men treated her. The main character is systematically raped by multiple men. In parts I felt like it sympathised towards the rapists, offering explanations for why this happened. It was also victim blaming as other characters blame the victim for not being able to let go and the character isnt allowed to move on or get back to her loved ones until she does.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, and Blood

Minor: Infidelity and Alcohol

prdskat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.75

Deeply moving and sad. A dark tale about the cycle of trauma. Slow beginning but riveting all the same.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Racism, and Violence

wyabook234's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Misogyny, and Rape

Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death

mrlzbth's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Rape, Violence, and Mass/school shootings

booksnacks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Suicide attempt

polo's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

3.25

I enjoy CJ Cooke's books in that shallow sort of way that I binge-read sub-par mysteries occasionally. This was a fun one but oh lawd, I wish they'd get the author a better editor to remove all the weirdly repeated sentences. Overall, fun but don't read without looking at the content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Suicide, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Vomit and War