Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness

8 reviews

tallulahlucy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-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

3.5

The dog dies

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Genocide, Death of parent, Animal death, Violence, and Body horror

Moderate: Child death, War, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Religious bigotry, Animal cruelty, Vomit, Murder, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Misogyny, Mental illness, Grief, and Gaslighting

cassiecraycray's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Really enjoyed this book. The entire book kept me on the edge of my seat, hoping for the best for Todd and Viola, trying to sort through the information we were given and figure out what is the truth and what were the lies. 
I liked how it was written, it was challenging at times understanding some of the words but the misspellings give Todd a distinctly different dialect than Viola. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Death of parent, Animal death, and Blood

howard's review against another edition

4.0

wow what a cliffhanger! this was a total popcorn book for me. fast and entertaining while still having enough heart to get me really invested in the characters. i LOVE watching todd grow. i didn't think there would be so much nuance in a book like this. the length made it a bit repetitive but overall a great read. 

i wonder if the bioessentialism of the noise will be discussed in later books. i hope so but i won't be surprised if it doesn't happen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, and Child abuse

belle789's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

MY FAVORITE BOOK AND I HATE READING! I love the instant attention grasping and thoughtful story! Just read it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Cursing, Violence, Blood, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Police brutality, Vomit, Genocide, Grief, Medical trauma, and Murder

percivaljoyce's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Murder, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Vomit, Physical abuse, Gun violence, and Child abuse

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Physical abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

itsnicholaslashay's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Religious bigotry, Grief, Blood, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Sexism, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual violence, Genocide, Child abuse, Cursing, and Death of parent

kellypower_17's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad fast-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

This book is my absolute favorite! I read this when I was younger and decided to buy it because I remembered loving it. The character development in this book is immaculate. The plot is beautiful and I can’t wait to read the next book. This will definitely be a book I’ll recommend for many years.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Blood, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Torture, Violence, and War

Moderate: Animal death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Vomit

Minor: Child abuse and Panic attacks/disorders

btrz7's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence