Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Hanged Man by K.D. Edwards

16 reviews

natroze's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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: Gore, Medical content, Torture, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Drug use

Moderate: Gore, Violence, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, and Rape

nat008's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny medium-paced

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

4.0

A great sequel to The Last Sun! I wish we would see more friendships like Brand and Rune's in books, it's just beautiful. Same with Max - found family is one of my favourite tropes, and it's done so realistically here. The banter was fun and natural, I enjoyed it a lot! 
I'm a bit disappointed in the romance and Addam's character though - he falls flat, and the only purpose of his presence seems to be supporting Rune. I also have the same issue as with the first part: missing female protagonists. Multiple female characters were introduced in this book though, so I hope we'll see more of them in the next installment. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gore

Moderate: Rape and Child abuse

purplesapphire's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

corin_134340's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Pedophilia and Rape

gooseturnover's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

Sometimes a family is you, your soul-bonded queerplatonic bodyguard bestie, an accidentally acquired teenager sworn to you by vow who throws his safety out the window in an earnest but ill-advised attempt to help, your literal knight in shining armor boyfriend who gently but firmly rebuffs your attempts to protect him from your lifestyle, his extremely cryptic and endearing younger brother who drops life-altering sentences on you before your morning coffee, your housekeeper who you try to get to take a day off but refuses because if she does then you all forget how to feed yourself properly, your ex-boss/patron who is literally one of the most terrifying people in the entire world but that's cool bc he's sort of maybe also kind of your surrogate dad, and HIS soul-bonded bodyguard who's not his bestie but the other half of a terrifyingly efficient super-spy team. 

And then you meet FOUR OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE NOW ALSO INEXPLICABLY PART OF YOUR FOUND FAMILY. THREE OF WHOM ARE ALSO KIDS. 

Anyways the Hanged Man can choke <3

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Violence, Drug abuse, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Death, and Slavery

Moderate: Pedophilia, Self harm, Stalking, and Kidnapping

Bombs/explosives are used to kill/maim characters, but the descriptions are not graphic. Every time the Hanged Man appears, descriptions of fatal injuries are described as it is a part of his appearance. Slashes in his clothes, gaping wounds, and blood in particular. He also pursues and has a history of pursuing minors. It is never explicitly described what he does with them in detail, but the characters do posit theories to what he does with them, some of which are very dark. The characters visit a red-light district with various degrees of corruption; consent and its lack thereof crop up frequently. Proceed with caution once they approach the Green Docks.

lim's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Cursing

Moderate: Murder and Pedophilia

Minor: Child abuse, Body horror, Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Confinement

verito2805's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

Minor: Sexual harassment

thewishingwell's review

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Slavery, Rape, Torture, Physical abuse, War, and Kidnapping

Minor: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Pedophilia

superpuffin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault

montyalmoro's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Blood, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Sexual harassment