Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

160 reviews

amariela02's review

dark mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Confinement, and Mental illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Torture, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, and Child death

Minor: Murder, Homophobia, and Panic attacks/disorders

heartofhorrors's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Self harm, Murder, Kidnapping, Death, Confinement, Child abuse, Torture, Medical trauma, Homophobia, Grief, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Medical content, Gore, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Child death, Blood, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

hellobecca's review

mysterious medium-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

Listened to the audio book, great narrator who changed up their voice really well.

The actual book was okay, twisty and confusing.

The multiple revelations are good and questions get answered but I just felt a little unsatisfied at the direction the story went.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Kidnapping

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Confinement, Torture, Suicide, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, and Child death

atiek's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Physical abuse, Animal death, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Torture, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Vomit

pvp_niki's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Suicide, Child death, Child abuse, Mental illness, Alcoholism, and Emotional abuse

chris_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Mental illness, Confinement, Dysphoria, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Stalking

Moderate: Death, Blood, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Gore, Kidnapping, and Medical trauma

Minor: Torture, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and Animal death

hfrancesh's review

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Mental illness

lady_valhella's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

It is dark and twisted. I would not say terrifying in the way It was terrifying. I would say more like if you have mommy issues then yes it’s terrifying. It is definitely a master class into the darker side of humanity and the lasting effects  that nature can have on all parties in and around the life of one sick f@cker. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Grief, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Death, Suicide attempt, Violence, Abandonment, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Murder

jesssicawho's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Child death, Grief, Torture, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, and Mental illness

kg_chickadee's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide, Child death, Torture, Physical abuse, Animal death, Child abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Animal cruelty