Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone by Benjamin Stevenson

45 reviews

larareads's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child abuse and Drug abuse

spaceunikate89's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

A truly dysfunctional family with their fair share of drama and skeletons in the closet. 
There’s no one thing that kept me from loving this book, I think it was just a little too convoluted and “wtf is even happening”  for my taste. I set it down about halfway through and read an entirely different 5-book series before coming back to it. The plot was interesting and the mystery intrigued me enough that I came back to finish it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

ammah's review against another edition

challenging funny informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

librarybookfamily's review

adventurous tense

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Police brutality, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse

angievachon's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

I figured out the villain about half way through but there were still lots of things I didn’t figure out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child death, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Vomit, Police brutality, and Medical content

bellebookstitch666's review against another edition

adventurous challenging lighthearted mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Gore

Minor: Child abuse and Death of parent

canne287's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

 Delightful. This is essentially the classic whodunnit version of Starter Villian. Loved it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

Minor: Addiction

dogearedbooks's review against another edition

mysterious 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Child death, Gun violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Grief

Minor: Child abuse, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

rachel101's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I liked the writing style at first but then it got a bit tedious and I was bored in parts of the book….almost a DNF but I kept going as wanted to find out what happened but was disappointed in the ending…..I think this book is a marmite book….. not for everyone……

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

aliciavalenski's review against another edition

dark funny 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail