Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Under Her Care by Lucinda Berry

26 reviews

britnidudley's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Mental illness

carrieallthebooksatonce's review

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

k1mar1e11's review

dark emotional 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

5.0

FANTASTIC!!!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Death of parent

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cancer, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

missredreads20's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Drug use

shyleek's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

So much suspense packed in this book! I wasn't sure what to expect going in but the mystery kept me reading. 

Well researched and sensitive to the community of people who have autism. 

The ending literally blew my mind. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse

jordan_uhden's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, and Gun violence

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

brittonmc1221's review

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Murder

katyannreads's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Blood, and Suicide attempt

dkgreads's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

Well that was . . . meh. I was curious to see how things tied together—because I definitely figured out where this was going early on—but I was definitely never on the edge of my seat. While the overall idea is horrifying and Genevieve is a freaking monster (as well as petty, immature, and petulant), the execution was kind of shallow and the end was pretty rushed. Plus there were still a few loose ends and that annoys me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, and Murder