Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

The Devil and Mrs. Davenport by Paulette Kennedy

17 reviews

tess_gee's review

4.5

dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcoholism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Dysphoria, Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Blood

Minor: Cursing, Infertility, Abortion

jenlengland's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder

Minor: Child death, Racism, Vomit, Stalking, Abortion, Pregnancy

thehauntedfawn's review

4.5

dark tense fast-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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting

Moderate: Self harm, Car accident, Death of parent

baileymorgannnn's review

3.75

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I enjoyed this a lot! It had a slow start, but it picked up by the end. I couldn’t put it down! I did predict the ending, but I still enjoyed it. It really brought to light how scary being a woman in 1950s Missouri could be. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry

Minor: Abortion

loganreadshorror's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, Abortion

Minor: Infidelity, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting

elenamariethirteen's review

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder

agentalpo's review

4.25

challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Religious bigotry, Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Self harm, Sexual violence

Minor: Vomit