Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

36 reviews

bumblebeefarts's review against another edition

challenging dark funny sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Such a departure from Gideon; Definitely a weirder read, if you can believe it, but your patience and faith will be rewarded by a skillfully written tome and unraveling secrets.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Murder, Death of parent, Gun violence, and Death

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Child abuse

oraclebykittie's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious slow-paced

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

5.0

i am going to explode

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Body horror, Child abuse, and Medical trauma

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Child death

laurajones's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Vomit

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

bi_blue's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Death, Blood, Violence, Vomit, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Genocide, Self harm, and Child abuse

Minor: Cancer, Chronic illness, and Terminal illness

lotus's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Medical trauma, and Vomit

mk_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

One of the most confusing but delightful books I’ve ever read. Suddenly I find myself ready to get multiple tattoos of skulls and skeletons to remind me of this story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, and Gore

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts