Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Playground by Aron Beauregard

81 reviews

justanothersmutreader's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Incest, Racism, Xenophobia, and Sexual violence

lisapparition's review

1.0

Hands down the worst thing I've ever read.  Not only is it disgusting and sick it had no redeeming qualities whatsoever.  The characters were paper thin and it was poorly written.  Unless what you want is pure shock value I doubt you will enjoy this book.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Incest, Sexual violence, Vomit, Body horror, Child abuse, Gore, Violence, Murder, and Sexual assault

itsjustgrumpy's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Relentlessly brutal, but not without payoff. What moisture you don't lose from sweat from the extreme tension or gagging at vivid descriptions, you'll lose from ugly sobbing in the final chapter. Absolutely awesome character work in this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Cursing, Torture, Body horror, Bullying, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Confinement, Excrement, Homophobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Infertility

lauradameron's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

4.0

Please read triggers before looking into this book. I went in blind but I am messed up and desensitised so I knew I’d be fine. I chose a heck of a book to for my first foray into Splatterpunk. I can absolutely see how it’s not for everyone, but it actually really impacted me. Jaw-dropping at times, utterly grotesque and literally gut wrenching. VERY shocking and disturbing, especially as it involves children. But taking it for what it is, I’d say it’s hit the mark very well. I’ve watched a lot of disturbing movies so this is nothing new for me. First time in written form though. Vile, gory and gratuitous. On brand for Splatterpunk.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Homophobia, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Confinement, Blood, Gore, Child abuse, Animal death, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Body horror, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Rape, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, and Physical abuse

citareads's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Excrement, Gun violence, Death, Vomit, Cursing, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Child death, Child abuse, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Violence, Torture, Murder, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, and Rape

fifthyshadesofreading's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.5

⭐️3.5 or 4... idk

I was curious so I read Playground...

First of all... idk what I feel about this book. A rollercoaster of emotions.

Second of all...I don't think this is my genre.

Was it as bad as social media made me believe? Not really. Despite the obviously very disgusting parts and extreme discomfort I felt due to what happens to the kids (It is very SAW-esque), this book was very well written and I will never read anything from this author again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Child death, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Vomit, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Excrement, Gun violence, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

briekaryna's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Grief, Body horror, Rape, Death, Sexual content, Violence, Vomit, Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, and Child abuse

kadyk59's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Gore, Child abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Confinement, and Cursing

fracturedpage's review

too gross , could not handle it. I feel some was there for shock value only and it took away from the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual violence, Rape, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, and Pedophilia

sarah_amy's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

I wish I hadn't. This is far beyond my limit & I feel awful having read it, but I know the imagination would have run wild if I didn't find out how it finished and I'd rather 1 ending than my brain making up the possibility of 1000s. Think Saw, mixed with Squid Game...but children are made to play and parents are forced to watch. All the trigger warnings. Oh and it has pictures too with graphic details of the gore. And I haven't even mentioned the ringleader of this & the very graphic descriptions of their depraved s*xual desires & actions (thankfully not involving the children). Don't. I feel guilty having read it as it feels like I chose to be a bystander in a horrific crime. Even though it is fictional. Having said that, it did its job, so technically it is well written. I just wish I hadn't picked it up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual harassment, Gore, Torture, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Vomit, Bullying, Death of parent, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Sexual violence