Reviews tagging 'Incest'

True Crime by Samantha Kolesnik

24 reviews

neverbpractical's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Abandonment, Blood, Death, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Incest, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, Pedophilia, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Rape

Minor: Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Animal death, Confinement, Cursing, Animal cruelty, and Fire/Fire injury

zkoch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

hannahbeanies's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Animal death, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal cruelty and Fire/Fire injury

orizenda's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The way that Kolesnik writes about sexual abuse and the trauma that follows is really remarkable. I hope someday she will release this book again and write again, because she’s so talented.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Murder, Rape, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Violence

Moderate: Kidnapping and Fire/Fire injury

winsomefish's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Kidnapping, Rape, Mental illness, Incest, Body shaming, Violence, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Trafficking

cschaubhut's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Incest, Murder, Animal death, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

headlessphilosopher's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal death, Incest, Sexual assault, and Rape

ashmont27's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

2.0

I think this book tried to explore some interesting themes (power, femininity, what I means to be good/bad), but it spent more time trying to be graphic and upsetting than actually saying anything interesting. You can explore these themes without being incredibly exploitative just for shock value. I love a gruesom tale, but its gotta have more of a point than this. I'm certainly not gonna forget it, but not in a good way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Incest, Rape, Animal cruelty, Sexual assault, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Pedophilia

megandherbook's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Misogyny, Body shaming, Child abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexism, Animal cruelty, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Vomit, Alcohol, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Infertility

holbeckghyll's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Incest, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Pedophilia, Violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Torture, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Physical abuse, and Murder