Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Return of the Thief by Megan Whalen Turner

6 reviews

silentquercus's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Chronic illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, Violence, War, Bullying, Medical content, and Torture

Minor: Miscarriage and Pregnancy

mimeflower's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Ableism, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Death, Miscarriage, and Murder

caitlin_bookchats's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

I found this to be a fitting ending to Whalen Turner's Thief series. We are introduced to a largely new narrator who is privy to much of the action that takes place so we are held apart from but able to see much more of Eugenidies & Co than in books 3-5. We see the aftermath of much of the planning and threat from the rest of the series, and I found the resolution largely satisfying, if getting there was emotionally fraught.

One thing of note: the narrator here suffers from some form of visible disability that limits his movement and does not allow him to speak aloud. The disability runs in his family but previous members with it have been hidden from society or not allowed to live to adulthood. I don't know if we get enough description of the disability to know what the modern name for it would be and I am unsure if the portrayal is "accurate" but there is a lot of ableism aimed at the character from various figures throughout the book and it's important to know that going in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Death, Violence, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Torture

Minor: Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Vomit

The main difference between this book and previous books in this series re: content is the death and violence associated with a war and the ableism directed towards our narrator. This waxes and wanes over the course of the book but it's relevant to note there are some extremely harsh views directed at him including re: the value of his life. Other content is on par with previous books. After the previous book many people wondered about the nature of the relationship between the main characters of that novel. There is no clarity about those two in this novel, but there are other prominent side characters who are in a confirmed m/m relationship and there is no particular judgment for the relationships being m/m in the text from any characters.

novelyon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

shoutout to my gilf husband the magus. eugenides may be king of the little peninsula but you'll always be king of my heart ❤

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, and Bullying

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Pregnancy, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Miscarriage, and Torture

octopus_farmer's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

it was the happy ending that fit with enough seriousness to make it stick

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Kidnapping, Torture, and Blood

Moderate: Vomit, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Child abuse, and Bullying

Minor: Miscarriage

macklin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

I binged this in a day. All the cleverness MWT has brought to her previous books she brings again though I must say it felt more like a inside joke with the reader instead of a mind boggling twist. I am very happy with how everything tied up. Gen remains one of my favourite characters ever written and I cannot wait to reread the entire series. I read this via audiobook and liked Steve West’s narration very much. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Bullying, Miscarriage, and Ableism