Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson

27 reviews

cmbohn's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.25

Really dark and gripping story. Once I got into this, I couldn't wait to see what happened next. I was not prepared! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Pregnancy, Violence, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Misogyny

Moderate: Sexual violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Pedophilia, and Adult/minor relationship

jht5791's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Blood, and Gore

Moderate: Child death, Child abuse, and Pregnancy

aseel_reads's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.0

I think this had potential but I didn't realise it wasn't a standalone and now I can barely remember what happened, which shows how forgetable it is 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Violence, Physical abuse, and Rape

goldenslug's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Misogyny, Death, Rape, Religious bigotry, Murder, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

oesterzwamsnack's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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, Torture, Death, Sexual violence, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Religious bigotry, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, Rape, Racism, and Fire/Fire injury

niamhyjay's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal death, Blood, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual violence, Rape, Pedophilia, and Child 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

marisnini's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Misogyny

Moderate: Pedophilia

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

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

awildgingersaur's review against another edition

dark emotional 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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Dark, but imaginative. Fantastic story telling and world building

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Racism and Sexism

Minor: Sexual violence and Child abuse