Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Last Tale of the Flower Bride by Roshani Chokshi

145 reviews

oliviapincin's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child death, Sexual content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

mimi8193's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

Not one of my typical reads. The characters in this book are lowkey kinda insane but omg once it got going it was really addicting. You just want to find out the truth. And the plot twist at the end😮‍💨

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Content Warnings

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

sarahnk222's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

did i finish the book or did the book finish me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gore, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse

capriqueen's review

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

The story was really trippy the whole time, had me questioning what was real or not. The past timeline story was more interesting to me than the present, I didn’t really care for the bridegroom’s story. I kind of had a hunch about the plot twist at the end, still good tho

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Gaslighting

joisaddler's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, and Mental illness

kri_29's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Blood, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Domestic abuse, Cannibalism, and Death of parent

ginamarie1283's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Spooky and intriguing. Intertwined myths and legends. Commentary on what makes a monster and the things we do to survive our trauma.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual violence

klsreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.0

Wow, does Roshani Chokshi know how to write a beautiful sentence. You can really feel the world she crafted, which is no small feat as she jumps between whimsical and brutal realities. I love a coming of age story. I love a dark fairy tale. I love a personified house. I love a weird marriage with secrets. 

As always, check the TW's. There's nothing overly graphic, but plenty of unsettling, nasty things.

1 star docked because while this was stunningly beautiful and filled with fairy tale lore from around the world, the plot was quite slow and sometimes got lost in all the metaphors and similes. Because of that, I think it dragged and it took me a while to get through (though I am silly, silly busy right now). I'm a bit torn saying this, though, because I adored the character development in the backstory and am unsure if this could've been done at a faster pace. I wasn't as interested in the present-day story in the book, though the twists and turns hit some emotional slam-dunks. 

I will absolutely be reading more from Chokshi. Her writing is gorgeous! Highly rec if you like dark fairy tale, slow-burn, coming of age stories. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Dementia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide, and Grief

jessicahuss's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship

Moderate: Child abuse

nina_rae_131's review

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

I thought this was a bit slow. I enjoyed Azure’s POV more than the Bridegroom’s. I didn’t see the plot twist coming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicide attempt

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