Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Die Unbändigen by Emilia Hart

329 reviews

sydemorr's review against another edition

5.0

emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

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Made me feel such a wide range of emotions throughout. I’ve never seen read such a magical, well-constructed tale of the connection to nature. The “witchcraft” through the family was so interesting because it’s typically depicted with spells but the subtle deep down to connection to nature was so much more powerful. It was so frustrating but real how men’s abuse of power, domestic abuse, and rape was and still is dominating women’s lives. It was hard to keep going and definitely had to take breaks at times when it became too much. A heartbreaking but beautiful, beautiful, beautiful book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt

cohanlon's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Alcohol

basil_touche's review against another edition

3.0

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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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I wasn't quite sure I'd enjoy this when I started listening to it, but it turns out I found it engaging, if a little repetitive with the descriptions (you could make a shot game out of the times that kate's heart pounds). 

I like that with the audiobook the three women were narrated by three different narrators; helped them feel like distinct characters. Altha was my favourite. Her voice felt very of the period (1619), and her personality felt very distinct from Violet and Kate. The way that their stories linked up over the centuries was well done, though perhaps a tad too contrived at points (especially how Violet is linked with a certain event in the last chapter). The book is filled with heavy subject matter, but I think that it is treated with care. Fair warning that it does get very graphic at times. I did feel that most of the antagonists were a bit one note/dimensional

with the exception of Fredrick

(a little like the man bad woman good trope, this book can get a bit gender essentialist at times)

I'm not sure if I'm fully happy with how all their plot threads end

(The fact they feel like their obligated to carry on the Weyward legacy by getting pregnant bothered me, especially in regards to Altha, just kinda robbed her of some of her agency)

, although I do like how understated the magical elements are, how it's mainly a connection to the animals and insects.

Overall I enjoyed this, probably won't read it again or other books similar to it. Kinda feels like if you've read one, you've read them all

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy

Moderate: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment

Minor: Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, War, Injury/Injury detail

hannahnickle's review against another edition

1.0

challenging dark tense slow-paced

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Abortion, Pregnancy, Gaslighting

martinisj13's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Blood, Car accident, Abortion

Moderate: Death of parent

adventurouspotato's review against another edition

2.75

dark sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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It's fine, just really wasn't prepared for the content in this book based on the synopsis. Don't read this before reading the content warnings. Also don't read this if you hate pregnancy. This book isn't full of magic, it's full of female trauma.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Blood, Abortion, Pregnancy

Moderate: Incest, Rape, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

Minor: Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Medical trauma

beth_s98's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious 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: Complicated

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This was a really interesting story. I really enjoyed how the three story lines were wound together. I love the girl power and sense of family through generations you may not have ever met. There are some very dark moments, though, so it could be triggering to some people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy

Moderate: Miscarriage, Murder

There are a LOT of dark moments through all three plot lines. Many of them stem from domestic abuse. Truly it is hard to avoid if that is something that may be triggering for you.

dkamada's review against another edition

4.5

emotional inspiring mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Abandonment

maggiemcgrath's review against another edition

5.0

emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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: No

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Awesome book. I loved the 3 generation layout, and the magic that was both childlike in wonder and adult in use. Really beautiful descriptions. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Suicide attempt

meaghanslibrary's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I had been seeing this book everywhere and I probably should have checked the trigger warnings. I highly recommend you do and I wish more people when advertising books did that.

The extremely graphic triggering part of the book doesn’t come in till like a third of the way through.

I liked the switching perspectives especially in the beginning. The chapters were short and there was a nice pace to the book. Toward the middle and end the chapters were long we and started to feel slow. The book was a bit predictable toward the end.

I did like the author’s writing style (although sometimes the dialogue got a bit cheesy) and would consider reading her future works.

What really irked me and took me out of the story is at the end Kate’s abusive ex-husband finds her and instead of immediately calling the police or her friend (which she later admits she should have done) she concocts this more complicated plan to hide in the attic.  I just didn’t understand why she didn’t ask for help earlier in that crisis.  Also I’m not sure why she came down from the attic, I would have phoned for help as the animals were attack Simon. I don’t intend to victim/survivor blame but rather point out that as a reader it took me out of the story because I was thinking “what are you doing?”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail