Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

93 reviews

roxyloraine's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

I knew the book took place in a Puritan setting but the title gave me the impression it was more about witches. It’s more of a buildup so if you are reading this and about to give up, skip to the last hour for the best part.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

skelleybean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

3.75

This book was so dark and raw, and I loved it all… until it tripped at the finish line and kind of turned into an after school special.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Violence, Animal death, Body horror, Murder, Animal cruelty, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Confinement, and Pandemic/Epidemic

aortiz09's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Violence, War, Religious bigotry, Grief, and Blood

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Sexual assault and Pedophilia

cait_henry56's review against another edition

3.5

Solid book. I agree with some of the other reviews that I prefer my horror to not have romantic subplots, so if you are similar you might not enjoy this book. Otherwise, there was wonderful world building, interesting characters, and a fairly unique plot when it comes to witch hunts. I will say that some of the themes were heavy handed, but overall I recommend the audiobook for a dark night's entertainment

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Colonisation, Animal death, and Death of parent

gogotheque's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

I really enjoyed this book and it had few emotional tearful moments but the ending sort of lacked something. Technically there was a grand finale but it wasn't enough for me. I guess I expected more? It was very proper typical plot..nothing too exciting but still enjoyable.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Torture

readbooksovermygrave'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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Religious bigotry, Self harm, Death, and Grief

cmbohn's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.25

Really dark and gripping story. Once I got into this, I couldn't wait to see what happened next. I was not prepared! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pregnancy, Violence, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

mollyobrien's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.75

Alexis Henderson may be one of my new favorite authors. Her writing is immersive and atmospheric. Her world-building is lovely - it leaves the reader informed but wanting for more details (different book but I would love to know more about the world of House of Hunger). She also deftly handles tough topics like sexism, classism, racism, religious trauma, etc. I can’t wait for whatever she writes next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

Moderate: Medical trauma, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Pregnancy

This didn’t really have a tag but there is a relatively graphic scene where a young girl dies in childbirth. The book also starts with a scene where a young girl dies in childbirth but it is not graphic.

charliebites's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Rape, Gaslighting, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Self harm, Misogyny, Blood, Child abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Terminal illness, Body horror, and Pregnancy

Minor: Blood, Adult/minor relationship, and Animal death

sweetxsage's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

3.5

This was my first audio book in a really long time, and i ended up finishing the story in the span of two or three days.

Emmanuel is a strong, intelligent girl who lives in a deeply flawed society. It felt so disheartening to listen while so many terrible things happen to her and her loved ones.

I loved the ending,

way more realistic than just saying “everything is fine now!”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Death

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

If you have distaste for religious organizations and the power structure within them, this might be triggering to you.