Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Little Heaven by Nick Cutter

10 reviews

janachigo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Violence, Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, Blood, Gun violence, and Gore

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, Racism, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Grief, Racial slurs, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Drug use, and Torture

Minor: Rape, Chronic illness, Alcohol, Misogyny, War, Bullying, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Sexism

unviincible's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

3.5

I dunno if I was scared or just grossed out. doesn't have the same immediate pull that the deep has, but I really enjoyed the trio's chemistry

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Racial slurs, and Fatphobia

zw_books's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Suicide, Terminal illness, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Body horror, Car accident, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Cursing, Vomit, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Chronic illness

aliss_'s review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Amazing book but a little long. Some chapters can get a little boring but the plot is going to make you keep reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Body horror, Child death, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

mhartford's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Animal death, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Abandonment, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Racism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide attempt, Death, Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, and War

batcaves's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Drug use, Gore, Murder, Child death, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Violence, Torture, Animal death, and Body horror

charlottesreadingweb's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This is Nick Cutter's best book, in my opinion. Strange, disturbing, fantastical and absolutely wild, this incredibly original horror book addresses some of the darkest topics in fiction. Cutter pushes his readers to their limits with this story, doing so unapologetically and with little explanation. There are parts of this book that I think about and they still scare me. The epilogue broke my heart and is a MUST READ to complete this story. I'm not sure who I would recommend this book to, but if you are looking for something that will push you well outside your comfort zone, this is the book for you!

Please see content warnings before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Body horror, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Violence

Minor: Cursing

connorjdaley's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

A very dark, very graphic, horrific, horror tale. Exactly what you’d expect of Nick Cutter, but it can be a lot if you aren’t aware of him.

thegr8estangell's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Do you like documentaries about Jim Jones and the Peoples Temple? Heaven's Gate? This book does cults so well. That final sermon... oof that was freaky. The dread and fear is palpable throughout the whole book. This book could honestly stand alone with just the parts of it that took place in the 1960s. The story was super gory. like... super gory. I kinda want him to do a short story about the other places they found out there near Little Heaven. The children of this book make the children of the corn look like cutesy day campers. I would've liked him to explain the wishes stuff a little more. That was still pretty ambiguous at the end, but hey, you can't have it all. A terrifying read for sure. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Child death, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Violence

frida_cutthroat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book, one of my favorites by nick cutter , it’s almost like a horror adventure , it has the supernatural in it as well as grappling with human Emotions

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Torture, and Violence