Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

137 reviews

alexandramiller's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted tense 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

3.0

This felt reckless and irresponsible on so many levels, none of them necessary

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Blood, Death, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Animal death, Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

paperbackbookies's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The way that I genuinely felt like I was going insane with Patty during the first half of this books. All I know is that nothing, not even the Antichrist, can stop a mother from protecting her children. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pedophilia, Gore, Child death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, and Domestic abuse

rubyslippers96's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Blood, Murder, Toxic relationship, Death, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Gore

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Classism, Dementia, Suicide, and Grief

hdrb's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Sexual content

commanderlo's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

corrin_takara's review against another edition

dark sad 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Dementia, Body horror, Cancer, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Rape, and Suicidal thoughts

readerfromtheblacklagoon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Grief, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Drug use, Gore, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Dementia, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Cursing, and Death

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Gore, Grief, Dementia, Death of parent, Stalking, Body horror, Child death, Death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Classism, Self harm, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Child death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Terminal illness, Sexism, Sexual content, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Sexual violence

Minor: Infidelity, Medical content, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Addiction, Religious bigotry, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Fire/Fire injury

a child is obsessed with Nazis and starts being unkind to animals, multiple children are preyed on by a literal monster

jessiejonesbentley's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Classism, Racism, Sexual violence, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Grief, Misogyny, Rape, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Suicide, Murder, Sexual content, Gore, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexism, and Violence

luverbyrd's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Racism