Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

88 reviews

kkulhannie's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, Child abuse, Body horror, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Gaslighting, Child death, and Animal death

Minor: War, Suicidal thoughts, and Forced institutionalization

mushio's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A very good book that takes all the best things from its genre without the burdening of the cliches often associated with them.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism

Minor: Rape and Pedophilia

teresa04's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Murder, Sexism, Self harm, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

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

holthmsn's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

4.75

The Year of The Witching is an incredible tale full of horror and witchiness in a dystopian revolutionary style! It had me hooked from the very start, the perfect historical horror!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, and Rape

notastate's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

Oof this book had me HOOKED. The tags/themes that are listed on here are very accurate- this book is not for the faint of heart. While there were times when it was confusing, I enjoyed reading this!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Death

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Murder, Grief, Gore, Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, and Adult/minor relationship

edenangus's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

Moderate: Rape, Child death, and Pedophilia

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

spacerkip's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

Loved every second of this. The descriptions were amazing, and I loved the exploration of religious/spiritual trauma as horror. Everything was so tangible and visceral, and it was so easy to visualize as I read. Who would have predicted I could be such a fan of horror, not me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Blood, Gore, Medical trauma, and Misogyny

Moderate: Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, and Body horror

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Torture, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, and Homophobia