Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Une Fenêtre sur les ténèbres by Benjamin Peylet, Rachel Gillig

71 reviews

sweetteaandfiction's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

One Dark Window was the perfect introduction to the dark and twisty world of the Shepherd King by Rachel Gillig. 

PROS: 
🩸The Infection 
🖤Raven 
🩸The Highwaymen 
🖤Court Intrigue 
🩸The Magic System 
🖤All magic has a cost 
🩸The Nightmare 
🖤The poems 

CONS:
🩸Royals only concerned with their own power 
🖤Genocidal tendencies 
🩸The cost of some magic is too much to bear and it isn’t always a choice 

🩸🩸🩸🩸🩸 out of five infected young girls with cat like yellow eyes 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Genocide and Blood

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Murder

kshertz's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

5.0

It’s been a while since I’ve lost sleep reading a book. But this magical world is filled with so many twists and turns. Elspeth and the nightmare are extremely engaging unreliable narrator and the love story has me hooked (not smutty tho only one love scene). But I immediately bought the second book and will begin reading immediately. It’s that good! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

aehollins21's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Death and Sexual content

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, and Abandonment

kenich97's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Minor: Genocide, Infidelity, Murder, and Alcohol

isabelleroyall's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Self harm, and Vomit

eedle_cacleberry's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, and Abandonment

sxndaze's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

a stunning debut fantasy with a fascinating magic system. it kept me hooked even from the beginning, and the dynamic between elspeth and the nightmare is one i love. 

looking forward to reading book two!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Sexual content, and Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

avocadosocks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death and Sexual content

Minor: Child abuse and Child death

matchamarimo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Blood

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, Sexual content, Vomit, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, and War

tabea1409's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail