Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Brother by Ania Ahlborn

113 reviews

boooffin's review

dark emotional sad tense slow-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

4.25

A slow burn but absolutely devastating when all the puzzle pieces slot together 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Torture, and Cannibalism

Minor: Alcoholism

lchatham9's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Child death, Murder, Animal death, Kidnapping, Death, and Emotional abuse

jkmama83's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Cannibalism and Alcoholism

anastasiabeth's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Extremely dark and twisted but what a gripping and entertaining read. SA trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Homophobia, Gore, Death, Violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Incest, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Rape

clamb21's review

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Violence, Sexual assault, Child death, Death, Incest, Physical abuse, Murder, Rape, and Body horror

maylon93's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I simultaneously want to protect him and am disgusted by him. Wild ride of a book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Incest, Body horror, Death, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Murder, Blood, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Violence, Rape, Alcohol, and Gore

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Homophobia

kandacewright's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

The ending was terrible. I wasted my time with this read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Violence, Torture, Rape, Blood, Cannibalism, Gore, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking

Minor: Incest and Animal cruelty

chamomile1's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, Rape, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Incest

jennymcc97's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Gore, Body horror, and Murder

sarah_mcmullan_nz's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-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

3.0

Dark & super disturbing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Pedophilia, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Death, Physical abuse, Gore, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Blood, Gaslighting, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Violence