Reviews tagging 'Trafficking'

Playground by Aron Beauregard

2 reviews

sofiam19's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-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

1.0

If “shock value” was a book 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Trafficking, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Hate crime, Bullying, Torture, Body horror, Excrement, Homophobia, Xenophobia, Child abuse, Rape, and Gore

shamwow2000's review

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

5.0

It’s a must-read for extreme horror/splatterpunk fans. It’s gross, gory, and tense throughout.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Vomit, Ableism, Excrement, Homophobia, Incest, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Gaslighting, Infertility, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Body shaming, and Bullying

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Abandonment, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Hate crime

Minor: Trafficking