Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

And the Trees Crept in by Dawn Kurtagich

13 reviews

silea's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.0

Reasonably well-written, but the twist/conclusion did not work for me at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Child death, Grief, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Terminal illness and Child abuse

Minor: Excrement, Eating disorder, Vomit, and War

czoltak's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

This book is honestly just one long fever dream. I think the writing style was very unique and unlike anything I’ve ever read before. It’s the kind that probably wouldn’t work with many other genres. Also the audiobook is amazing and really plays off the writing style to make it an immersive experience. However, plot wise, not much actually happens in this book. The ‘scare’ factor is more so in anticipation of something happening than anything actually happening; this works to a point but after a while something actually needs to happen in order to make the scariness work. I can see why people like this but it is also easy to see why others like myself don’t. This is a very decisive book that you’ll either love or hate.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, and Child abuse

Moderate: Dementia, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Animal death, and Grief

thatbookgirl8698's review against another edition

dark sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is one of the craziest books I have read. I did not expect the ending at all. But I loved it all the same

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Vomit, Death, and Child abuse

Minor: Eating disorder and Suicide

katkinslee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Eating disorder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Murder, and Suicide

karamelka_kar19's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Some parts I liked a lot, but some of them felt repetitive to the point where there is nothing new being written. It's just the same jumble of words repeated over and over and over again. And I admit - that was The point, I really felt every spiral and curve of this characters lives. All of the book is constantly high stakes, no stopping by for rest. I really liked how the text is part of a narrative, flowing and sinking, you can almost experience the same feeling. 

The ending is a little cheesy, perhaps too sunshiny and happy for me, too much of a contrast compared to dark and moldy suffering. 

All this good and deep writing, but I don't think I will pick up something from this author in the near future. I feel like I need a vacation or something after this book, cats and endless sleep included. Maybe someday I'll actually decide that I need to suffer more - then I'll come back, why not. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Gore, Suicide, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Body horror, and Death of parent

thenovelmaura's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I was trying to read something spooky before Halloween so I picked up this old 2016 BEA ARC, and there were creepy elements to this one that I liked. But the ending completely ruined and cheapened the rest of the story for me. It also didn't make sense; I essentially wished I hadn't finished the book because I would have enjoyed it more if I had stopped halfway through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Child abuse

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Eating disorder

spang's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Child abuse

Moderate: Eating disorder

rosemarygrace1211's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Vomit, Violence, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Grief, Death, Eating disorder, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death

jnwhit94's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder

Minor: Eating disorder and Child abuse

madisonpages98's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

This book was extremely strange. It was a mix of paranormal and psychological thriller. My main issue with this book would be that the characters acted in annoyingly unrealistic ways which made the middle of the book a drag. I also wish that the main antagonist/monster would have been seen more to give the reader a better sense of fear. However, I did like the twist in the end and it was unexpected. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse