Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Ghost Summer by Tananarive Due

3 reviews

zombiezami's review

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

5.0

A beautiful, well-written, and inspiring collection. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Grief, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Chronic illness, Gun violence, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Body horror, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Pandemic/Epidemic, Cancer, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Incest, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol, Colonisation, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Slavery

Eugenics, Animal Attack

steffiraquel's review against another edition

Triggered by descriptions of animal abuse

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Slavery, Child abuse, Rape, Alcoholism, and Pedophilia

Minor: Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Suicidal thoughts

booktribe's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

1. The Lake: 3 ⭐️’s
2. Summer: 4 ⭐️’s
3. Ghost Summer: 3.5 ⭐️’s
   1. Idk what Black people Mrs. Tananarive knows that play with ghosts, but idk any
4. Free Jim’s Mine: 4 ⭐️’s
5. The Knowing: 5 ⭐️’s
6. Like Daughter: 3 ⭐️’s
7. Aftermoon: 2 ⭐️’s
8. Trial Day: 3 ⭐️’s
9. Patient Zero: 2 ⭐️’s
10. Danger Word: 5 ⭐️’s
    1. Why did they have to hurt me like that??
11. Removal Order: 3 ⭐️’s
12. Herd Immunity: 3 ⭐️’s
    1. This one pissed me tf off
13. Carriers: 2 ⭐️’s
14. Señora Suerte: 4 ⭐️’s
15. Vanishings: 2.5 ⭐️’s

TW: Slavery, racial slurs, racism, death, molestation mentioned (in Like Daughter), animal death, cancer, rape mentioned (in Carriers)

Average rating: 3.3

But am I giving it 5 ⭐️’s anyway? Yes because the vibes were immaculate🥰

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Animal death, Cancer, and Slavery

Minor: Rape and Child abuse