Reviews tagging 'Adult/minor relationship'

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

94 reviews

morybaby's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.75

I wanted her to burn everything to the ground. I enjoyed the book and the narrator 🫶🏿

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Religious bigotry

hunkydory's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Physical abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent, Animal death, Confinement, and Fire/Fire injury

suz_n_van's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Sexism, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Racism, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, and Emotional abuse

nieenkee's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexism, Child abuse, Death, Racism, Child death, Misogyny, Murder, Body horror, Rape, and Blood

mooshake's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Blood, Racism, and Body shaming

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, and Animal death

albon's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Racism, Animal death, Rape, and Animal cruelty

jessn13's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-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

5.0

Rather dark story about a puritanical community buried deep in a history of using religion as an excuse for systemic problems of violence and abuse. I enjoyed the main character development from a follower to a leader, and thought the story was one about the power of feminism. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Religious bigotry, Racism, Violence, Gore, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse

erkietheturkey's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Violence, Body horror, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Sexism, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Homophobia, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual assault, and Confinement

Minor: Medical content

chronicallyplotting's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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

3.0

Imanuelle’s story in “The Year of Witching” is about a girl who has to fight a fate determined for her. The land she is an outcast in is plagued by a curse set by her mother to protect her. 
This book is a mix between a religious cult, meets witch trials, meets what darkness truly is and how people can become all-Consumed into it. 

This book, although being outside my normal reading style, was very well written. I was lured into the magic and mystery of the Darkwood making this the perfect spooky season read. The ending did fall a little flat in an effort to wrap it up and leave room for a potential sequel. But overall this was a good recommendation I found in one of my Facebook book groups. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Death, and Sexual assault

leanne_miron'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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Death, Religious bigotry, and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, and Pedophilia

Minor: Rape