Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

87 reviews

booktribe's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pedophilia

mochimustreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Violence, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

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

ireadinbed's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.5

This book was a big surprise for me. Reads so much better than the cover, which screamed a kind of run of the mill YA to me. 

It is well thought out and the descriptions are visceral. Will definitely pick up the author again despite the fact the ending didn't quite hit for me 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Minor: Xenophobia, Torture, Pedophilia, and Domestic abuse

peachani's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Misogyny, and Violence

Moderate: Medical trauma, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Religious bigotry, and Animal death

Minor: Racism, Chronic illness, Medical content, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gore, Torture, Toxic relationship, Classism, Body horror, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, and Sexual harassment

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

luceeefur's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.25

I really enjoyed this read. I was hooked immediately and couldn't put the book down once I started. The pacing was well done and I really enjoyed the story and the mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Racism