Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Playground by Aron Beauregard

11 reviews

anni_ly22's review

Bad writing and terrible plot. The female villain was not written well at all. Very misogynistic 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Torture, Violence, Death, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Abandonment, and Mental illness

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

titanium_liv's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Abandonment, Excrement, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Rape, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Homophobia, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Incest, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Vomit

silver_lining125's review

dark sad tense slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Excrement, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Abandonment and Vomit

literarysoph's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

Eu recuso-me a dar um rating a  este livro, mas por favor, não leiam se nao tiverem um estomago forte

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Grief, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Hate crime, Violence, Vomit, Incest, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Excrement, Murder, Child death, Gun violence, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, Gore, and Sexual assault

poop_scoop's review

challenging dark emotional funny 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Blood, Cursing, Gaslighting, Confinement, Violence, Sexual harassment, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Slavery, Death, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Gore, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, and Vomit

meagm's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

You’re gonna wanna look up the TW’s for this one. Fun for depraved splatter punk seekers, disturbing for everyone else. The most grotesque parts for me weren’t even about the playground itself. 🤢 Rethinking my choices after this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Gore, Abandonment, Confinement, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Grief, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Torture, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Death, Rape, Animal death, Classism, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, Incest, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence

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

megan_bbender's review

challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.75

On one side I thought that it was pretty good but on the other side I can’t stop thinking “what the fuck did I just read?”

It is nothing like I have ever read before, I definitely wouldn’t say it’s a bad book but I think I’m struggling morally with reading something that includes such horrific things done to kids. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Blood, Child death, Physical abuse, Rape, Body horror, Gore, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Incest, and Infertility

splatteredbastard's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

MAJOR TRIGGER WARNINGS! Spoiler-free review.

CWs: abuse (physical, verbal, sexual), rape, molestation, child abuse, incest, pedophilia, murder, violence, gore, masturbation, sex, animal abuse/death, child death/violence/abuse, blood, urine, feces, vomit, hardcore fetishes, disturbing imagery/descriptions, nazism, homophobia, ableism. (This may not be an all-encompassing list, so please research TWs for yourself as well.)

This book was really my first dive into the horror genre, and it has honestly set the bar so high. I am a fan of gore, so Playground truly delivered. Personally, I think I loved it because the storyline resembles my favorite movie series, Saw. Not only were the descriptions gory, but there were also illustrations. I think that only added to the horror and disgust that the book portrayed. The basic premise involves 3 families who come from disadvantaged backgrounds who are invited by Geraldine Borden, a rich philanthropist, to test out her playground equipment in exchange for money. Unbeknownst to the families, there is a grim and disturbing twist. 

I am genuinely so excited to be able to read another of his books soon, but I’m not sure which I would like to continue with. I absolutely will be picking up another of his books soon. Anyone who is interested in gore, definitely check out his work!

Video review on Tiktok, also spoiler free: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTR37LQ6e/

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Homophobia, Incest, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Violence, Vomit, Abandonment, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Rape, and Stalking