Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Master of Salt & Bones by Keri Lake

35 reviews

zookeepermel's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.25

The story was different and interesting. But a little too dark for me to want to read it again or recommend it. I appreciated the twists 

Trigger warnings should have been stated at the beginning of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Death, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

mermaidreef's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

More fucked up than I anticipated but good nevertheless. The content warnings for this go crazy lmfao. Did almost stop reading once or twice because of how weird it got, but I still.....enjoyed it....and kept coming back??? Sure hope this didn't awaken anything in me. Read this if you like pain during sex

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, and Suicide

Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Sexual assault

erinrachelreads's review

dark tense medium-paced

4.0

This burrowed into my skin and made me doubt everything. The dual PoV, with the flashbacks really played into the uncertainty regarding what was real and what wasn't. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Child death, and Rape

hollielovesromance's review

dark tense medium-paced

3.5

The time hopping in this book almost drove me into an asylum but I made it through. The story was dark, eerie, and fucking sad. The perfect gothic romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault and Child death

jojothepittboss's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

I loved this. Dark and tantalizing, mysterious and heart felt, desperation and obsession. Check trigger warnings ⚠️ this is not for the faint of heart nor for those looking for a fluffy romance. This was truly captivating and I was lost to the world around me as I read well into the wee hours of the morning. It kept me up at night, thinking about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, and Rape

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Child death, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Minor: Drug use, Addiction, and Drug abuse

rihara's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, and Sexual content

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Mental illness

Minor: Pedophilia, Child death, Drug abuse, and Murder

renaaa_'s review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.75

before you read this book just know it has EVERY trigger warning possible. It is a dual POV & has multiple timelines also. If any of these things bother you, don't read the book..
I didn't really get the emotional connection between the characters, especially with the huge age difference (which normally doesnt bother me, except the FMC had just graduated high school) besides the convenience that they lived/worked in the same house.
However, the plot of the book was so out there with all the family drama that I had to finish it to know what happened. Once you thought you knew someone, there'd be a huge plot twist. 
Overall, the book was very well written and was different from anything else I've read before. Think of it like a very, very, very dark beauty and the beast.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Rape, Child death, Murder, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

sam019's review

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.75

Didn't love the writing, never clicked for whatever reason. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Torture

ploomerika's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Pedophilia

delvie's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

4.75

This book was everything I wanted wrapped up in everything I didn't want for the price of free (kindle unlimited). The whole book is a trigger warning, just a heads up. In my case, absolutely worth it: I couldn't put it down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Torture