Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Mysterious and Amazing Blue Billings by Lily Morton

5 reviews

jennifox's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Grief, and Death

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Classism, Death of parent, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Suicide

wilybooklover's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

4.0

A great balance of spooky vibes and wholesome romance. The mystery of the ghost was a bit obvious, but still enjoyable to read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Violence, Blood, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent, Medical content, Grief, and Gore

Minor: Mental illness, Child abuse, Suicide, and Infidelity

fuzzywilson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Alcohol, Blood, Child abuse, Grief, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Murder

cluckieduck's review

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

Oh boy am I in love. Blue is an absolutely enchanting character and Levi is a perfectly gooey cinnamon roll. I felt my heart break for both of them throughout the book - there are wonderful elements of a hurt/comfort relationship as they both deal with past traumas and emotional vulnerabilities. I appreciated how much of a slow-burn this was, though I am hoping that book 2 picks up a bit more spice!

This is my first supernatural romance with ghosts/haunted houses and I would recommend it as a good introduction to the genre - it's fairly 'ghost-light' I'd say, at least in the horror elements. I don't know if I could take more than the level that appears in this book, all set against the deliciously spooky York setting. 

If you can look past the (IMO) atrociously ugly cover, give this one a go!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Body horror, Confinement, Violence, Blood, Cursing, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Child abuse

lizacorn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Grief and Infidelity

Minor: Classism, Mental illness, Child abuse, and Death of parent