Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

16 reviews

massivepizzacrust's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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? No

4.5

I was a little apprehensive going into this one because honestly I'm a huge wuss when it comes to horror and I was afraid this would be too much. And while there is some horror, it mostly comes from the people wielding power they should never have had and the violence they inflict to keep that power. In a way this was an empowering read and once I understood that I completely devoured the rest of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, and Pedophilia

Minor: Rape and Sexual violence

coleyglasses's review against another edition

dark hopeful tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Homophobia, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, and Confinement

kylieqrada's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

3.5 ⭐s. The real horror is humans, and if you don't know that yet, let this absolute gem of a book remind you. Scary but not too scary (I say this with confidence as The World's Biggest Scaredycat ™️), with impeccable social commentary and some gorgeous world-building, I really don't quite know why this didn't hit home for me like like it did for other reviewers that I know and trust. Overall, a great read that I highly recommend. Just not everything I ever wanted.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Racism, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Gun violence

axelstudies's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Gore, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Violence, and Gun violence

lisaeliza's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Animal death

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Pregnancy, Child death, Xenophobia, Violence, and Gun violence

bookishbutch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• 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: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Pedophilia, Gun violence, Grief, and Confinement

Minor: Miscarriage and Self harm