Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig

37 reviews

mzquirk's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

thecasestudyofmylife_'s review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood

emsavors's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

karapillar's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

bookmarkyourthoughts's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

cover2covertx's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Physical abuse, Torture, and Blood

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

emilycor's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I ate this book up in like three days! I thoroughly enjoyed the dark atmospheric prose and the fantasy itself is one of the novel’s strengths. I could have done without the spicy bits because they felt juvenile in a way that the rest of the novel isn’t 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

morgan7rose's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, and Blood

fromjuliereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I loved this book. It pulled me in very quickly to the world and the story, and I liked how dark and unique it is. The magic isn't like magic systems I've encountered before. This was the second card magic book I've read and I'm learning that's a magic I quite enjoy! The addition of the folklore and stories was fantastic. And the characters? I love them. All of them. They are morally grey and complex and interesting. I cannot wait to read the sequel with that ending!!! Some very good twists.

Definitely recommend for people who like darker fantasy with interesting magic and some romance. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Misogyny, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Abandonment

vjlp22_reader's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse and Blood

Minor: Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol