Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

64 reviews

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

skelleybean's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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? Yes

3.75

This book was so dark and raw, and I loved it all… until it tripped at the finish line and kind of turned into an after school special.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Violence, Animal death, Body horror, Murder, Animal cruelty, and Blood

Moderate: Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Confinement, and Pandemic/Epidemic

michaelttay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.5

The pacing in the book was sometimes odd and the battle moments needed more energy but I couldn’t stop reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, Confinement, Gore, and Misogyny

Moderate: Death of parent, Animal death, and Blood

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

ladydianna1600's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

This book started out rather slow for me, and to be honest, if I were not listening to an audiobook, I would have DNF'd it.  As it were, sometimes when I started the audiobook up again after the previous day, I thought maybe I missed part of it but then I rewound and realized I hadn't.  I just wasn't that interested in remembering what happened. The plot picked up, however, about half way through, and I was more invested.  It was an overall enjoyable read but not sure I was really invested in any of the characters other than HATING the prophet, but that is because that character reminds me so much of religious leaders in our "church" who I grew up with.  I haven't decided if I will read the second book yet.  I have so many other things on my TBR to get through first. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Animal cruelty, Blood, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual assault

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

bookishcori's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Misogyny, and Racism

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

historic_wince's review against another edition

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Gore, and Body horror

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

frog_appreciator's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

I enjoyed reading this but several aspects of the plot weren’t fleshed out enough. Like the mother and the witches were very  present but the father was just this watery concept. If you’re going to make the “dark side” so solid you should do the same to the “light side”. Also the racial dynamics just seems to be plopped there and weren’t fleshed out enough. 
CW: gruesome birth scene 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Murder

Moderate: Physical abuse and Sexual assault

Minor: Adult/minor relationship