Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

48 reviews

katietregs's review

adventurous hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.5

I loved this book. It really helped me take a look back at my own religious trauma, and I wish I had a book like this when I was in high school. I did feel like the end felt a little rushed.

I was so excited for Rose to reunite with Willow and then we didn’t really get to see them spend any time together. And we didn’t see Saul reunite with his partner.

But once again, Chuck Tingle reminds us that loving each other should always be the end goal, and loving someone by trying to change them is never the way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Homophobia, Body horror, Murder, Violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Misogyny, Medical content, Ableism, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

No graphic sexual content

throwback682's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Animal death, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Blood, Gaslighting, Lesbophobia, Torture, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Vomit, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

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keen's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, and Death

Minor: Ableism, Confinement, and Kidnapping

nixieba25f's review

challenging dark 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? No

4.75

Honestly I’m just ecstatic to read an autistic character who knows she’s autistic written by an autistic author. Even though my Way and Rose’s Way are very different, I still felt more at home in her head than I have been with any other character in my 25 years of voracious reading. And as a horror fan and queer person, I was compelled by the narrative and pleased at the avoidance of certain tropes (cough bury your gays cough). I definitely would have loved a more extended novel where I could spend more time falling in love with these characters and drawing out the tension, but Camp Damascus was a perfectly good snack-sized story.

Thank you Dr. Chuck for proving love once again!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Medical content, Misogyny, Vomit, Ableism, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Torture, and Violence

romiress's review against another edition

dark reflective 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? No

4.25

A really solid horror book, and a great start. Didn't go the direction I expected at all, for sure. I did feel like the ending was a bit abrupt, but I feel that way about a lot of horror media.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Car accident, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Ableism

booksbeyondthebinary's review

dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Religious bigotry, and Gore

Moderate: Car accident and Child abuse

Minor: Medical trauma and Torture

esh_maki's review

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This book is the perfect mix of mystery, thriller, and horror, accompanied by a touch of romance, friendship, and family to keep you enthralled until the very end. This book had an interesting take on Christianity, and religious trauma as well as the meaning of family and love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Car accident, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Torture

mo345's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Death, Vomit, Confinement, Car accident, Homophobia, Medical content, Outing, Child abuse, and Gore