Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

51 reviews

bookish_wanderer's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Physical abuse, and Torture

the_shelf_elf's review against another edition

medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Animal death, Religious bigotry, Child death, and Death

universeofdust's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Racism, Physical abuse, Miscarriage, and Animal death

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Classism, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Confinement, Sexual violence, Rape, and Torture

missmagic's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.25

I was sorely disappointed in this book because I really wanted to love it. Unfortunately, the characters are shallow and unlikable and the best part was the mystery. Once it was unraveled, the book fell apart and didn't really stand on it's own logic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Racism, and Blood

decie's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Blood, Body horror, Rape, Sexism, Animal death, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Death, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Violence, Confinement, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Self harm and Racism

bastieboi's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Physical abuse, Gore, and Abandonment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Torture, and Rape

charlereads's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Sexism, Self harm, Rape, Pedophilia, Murder, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Death, Classism, War, Torture, Terminal illness, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Confinement, Blood, and Animal death

jessjess125's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

 This book was a recommendation from a friend who said I needed to spice up my current reads with some horror. I hate to say it but she was right! This was a fast-paced book about a girl named Immanuelle who is trying to find a place in a religious world where she feels like an outcast. It had some pretty strong implications about race but the author never really comes out and says that certain characters are treated differently because they're people of color. I enjoyed the ambiguity of the witches and the church, especially as someone who grew up in a very strict religious house. I only give this four and a half stars because certain characters (Ezra) seemed like they were totally useless to the plot. It felt like a forced romantic connection to me. Take Ezra out and Immanuelle is still a full on badass saving the day once more. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood

romiress's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

I really enjoyed the start, but I think it tripped over itself at the end.

It is so bizarre to have the entire book be like 'The church is wrong and is using its dogma to oppress women' and then A) not really address the fact that the religion is inherently like that (father = good, mother = bad), and B) have them be absolutely right about the witches being unredeemable evil.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, Gore, Pregnancy, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Pedophilia, Rape, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Terminal illness, and Physical abuse

raptorq's review against another edition

dark emotional tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Religious bigotry, and Physical abuse

Minor: Child abuse