Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

88 reviews

doomluz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

Loved this historical, fantasy, horror mix. It reminds me of The VVitch film in aesthetic, but set in a world the author created. The themes were strong. I kind of get how it felt like a YA because of the love story, but I didn’t mind it.

I like that it connects and explicitly talks about the menstrual cycle. It shows how women are seen through their fertility, but it also connects it to a curse.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Rape, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Blood, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Murder, Pedophilia, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

carlyjmadden's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

incredibly dark and engaging...also loved the message we’re left with at the ending. i’m glad i picked this up! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Religious bigotry, and Violence

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Misogyny, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

lesbe_reader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Violence, Self harm, Misogyny, Gore, Death, Body horror, Blood, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and Adult/minor relationship

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

typedtruths's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Violence, Sexual violence, and Self harm

Moderate: Confinement, Racism, Sexual assault, and Pedophilia

elenaand's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

Eneste som trakk litt ned var at jeg syns noen ting løste seg for lett akkurat når hun skulle bort fra byen for å møte dne andre bestemoren.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Animal death, Vomit, Torture, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Pedophilia, and Misogyny

emberysing's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Blood, Violence, Xenophobia, Sexism, Racism, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Death, and Animal death

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

luckykosmos's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I planned to make this one last much longer than it did, and instead read it in a day. I'm a sucker for blood magic because of the idea of sacrifice intrinsic in that - so I find Immanuelle's place in this story intriguing, how her fate hangs between Bethal and the Darkwood. On the one hand, I think some themes were slightly underbaked - I would have loved more time with the Outskirters, since we were told that it was Immanuelle's father who made her an outsider in Bethal, and in the end we saw little of them (especially at the end). To that end, I expected race to be a more key player in this story, but nonetheless thought this was a beautiful, bloody commentary on sexism and the power men force over women. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood and Self harm

Minor: Violence and Pedophilia

samusc's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Wow, this one absolutely belongs next to The Vvitch as one of the best witch horror pieces. This book was so addicting and immersive, I had no choice but to read it in less than a day. Henderson included a lot of heavy topics and memorable characters that will be sitting with me for awhile. Half a star deducted for

not killing the pedophile at the end with the reasoning of so many deaths have already occurred

. I'm very much looking forward to reading the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, and Sexism

savgulick's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Racism, and Misogyny

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, and Miscarriage