Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Dreadnought by April Daniels

34 reviews

unluckycat13's review against another edition

The mom is a little too complicit in creating and helping enforce the abusive parent scenario for me. The prose and characterization is also on the worse side of young adult. 

Probably will a decent book for a teenager. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Transphobia

Moderate: Child abuse

nb_alex's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book. From the beginning Danny was a lovable character who bloomed into her own throughout the story. I found it difficult to read at parts, and did have to put it down every now and then when some characters said or did some…interesting things. But overall I really enjoyed it and I’m looking forward to the next in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Violence, and Child abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Gaslighting, and Blood

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

adventurous emotional fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Deadnaming, Transphobia, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Medical content, and Gore

Minor: Rape

solenekeleroux's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Transphobia, Homophobia, Outing, Domestic abuse, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Death and Medical content

phantastic's review against another edition

I didn’t like how one-dimensional some of the antagonistic characters were. Also, it felt like the book was misandristic in its effort to support trans women.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Transphobia, Child abuse, Dysphoria, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Deadnaming, and Cursing

Minor: Infertility, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Outing, Child abuse, Violence, Dysphoria, Gun violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Transphobia, and Sexism

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Murder, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Body horror, Bullying, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Death, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: War, Ableism, Cancer, Fatphobia, Drug use, Addiction, Vomit, Rape, Racism, and Death of parent

booknerdbetty's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Bullying, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Transphobia, Violence, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, Deadnaming, Domestic abuse, and Fatphobia

megplant's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Transphobia, and Child abuse

Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, and Homophobia

Minor: Ableism

nowjamie's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Outing, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Death, Sexism, Child abuse, Dysphoria, Transphobia, Deadnaming, and Emotional abuse

jjjreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Physical abuse, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Outing, Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Infertility, Blood, Body shaming, Sexism, Transphobia, Child abuse, Classism, Deadnaming, Gun violence, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Body horror, Car accident, Chronic illness, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Death, Fatphobia, Forced institutionalization, and Addiction

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Genocide, Child death, Self harm, Slavery, Gaslighting, Vomit, and Cancer