Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Chlorine by Jade Song

12 reviews

kalldaff's review against another edition

dark sad 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

4.5

Soooo disturbing, but it was literally recommended to me because of the disturbing ending scene :..) if I had a nickel for every anthropomorphic sapphic coming of age novel with body horror I've read I'd have three nickels... which isn't a lot etc etc

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder and Self harm

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

Minor: Racism

bibrarian_'s review against another edition

dark reflective tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Self harm

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual harassment

Minor: Abandonment

nostalgicbaby's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

i think this book would’ve been more enjoyable if the story was told more chronologically if that makes sense. i felt as though the narrators inner dialogue basically gave away the ending in the first few chapters which made the rest of the book predictable and the ending wasn’t satisfying because of it. if the tension was built more gradually through the book i think the last few chapters would’ve been more shocking. i also didn’t feel super connected to any of the characters or really invested in them and their relationships. with all that being said though, it was pretty readable and i got through it semi quickly. even though i wasn’t in love with it, there was something about it that kept me from putting it down and moving on, which is why it’s not a dnf. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm and Child abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

leanne_miron's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Toxic friendship, Blood, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Pedophilia, Child abuse, Body horror, Medical content, Body shaming, and Adult/minor relationship

ksgoetz's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Child abuse, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Racism

peakoldladylife's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Blood

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Medical trauma

honey_crystals's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I didn't go into the book with any expectations, but I was pleasantly surprised. I finished this book as quickly as I did because the writing was as snappy and as brutal as a snake, with the same amount of bite too. This is definitely going to be a weird and almost twisted good time for Earthlings fans.

I don't know, and I don't want to know, if there is an official interpretation of Ren's desire and descent (ascent?) into being a mermaid, but I feel like it was related to her fatal pursuit of perfection of the self.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Child abuse

bluedilly's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Vomit, Blood, Body horror, Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, and Gore

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual content, Addiction, Fatphobia, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Pregnancy, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Cannibalism, Death, Pedophilia, and Panic attacks/disorders

kepler's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dysphoria, Body horror, Self harm, Gore, Eating disorder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Misogyny, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Body shaming, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol and Drug use

another_dahlia's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Gore, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Child abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Toxic relationship, and Xenophobia

Minor: Fatphobia, Vomit, and Excrement