Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Never Whistle at Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology by Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst Jr.

119 reviews

ingridjones's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Racism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

asmith1994's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

latashman's review against another edition

Each story is well written and I like that they all end with an opening for you to fill in the rest. I am not in the right headspace to finish it right now though. I'll try to come back to it at a different time. I was expecting stories that are more fantasy oriented, but in these stories modern people are the evil. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, and Colonisation

eaprilfish's review against another edition

Not quite what I expected from the marketing descriptions. All the stories I read were well written and engaging, but I think I was in the mood for more dark supernatural or magical realism stories. There was a significant amount of SA, and violence against children in the first few stories I didn't expect and had a hard time with. I wanted to push through and finish all the stories, but each one felt like a big trigger-gamble for me. This definitely isn't a knock on any of the authors! I might come back to this,  but right now I was ultimately not in the mood for the intensity of the violence in some of these stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Abortion, and Colonisation

gnomeguy1138's review against another edition

dark tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Colonisation

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War

bex4dayz's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Forced institutionalization, and Cannibalism

theotherallie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Blood, and Abortion

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and Colonisation

caitlynischeckedout's review against another edition

4.0

I averaged out my ratings for each of the 26 stories and then rounded up a smidge to 4.0 as I really enjoyed this collection. There’s a range of horror included from supernatural to interpersonal situations to colonization as a whole. The messages in the stories were powerful and well written, and I often felt strong emotions as I read. And that cover? So beautiful. 

My standout favorites were: 

• Kushtuka by Mathilda Zeller
• Hunger by Phoenix Boudreau 
• Before I Go by Norris Black
• Behind Colin’s Eyes by Shane Hawk
• Dead Owls by Mona Susan Power
• The Scientist’s Horror Story by Darcie Little Badger

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Murder, and Colonisation

othersociologist's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Torture

cryptidenthusiast's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

4.25

Overall a really good anthology with a nice mix of horror genres. Not sure about the printed version, but audiobook didn’t include trigger warnings so proceed with some caution!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Cannibalism