Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The September House by Carissa Orlando

100 reviews

aparker89's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Cannibalism, Cursing, Death, Dementia, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, Alcoholism, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Dysphoria, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

songwind's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

An amazing book, chock full of metaphor, humor, twists and insights.

I'm surprised this was a debut novel. The haunting as a parallel to/metaphor for a dysfunctional relationship was really solid. The twists were not unexpected, but were well executed. There were little easter eggs here and there that foreshadowed what was coming without directly calling attention.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Gore

Moderate: Alcoholism

saccharinewoe's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

exploration of domestic abuse, the consequences it leaves on a person and mental illness through the use of a haunted house as the vehicle. i can truly understand why this book has received the praise that it has... i'll be thinking about it for a long time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Gore, Violence, Alcoholism, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Mental illness and Fire/Fire injury

shadowspinner's review against another edition

dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Violence, Mental illness, and Vomit

tabookish's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Cursing, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Gore, Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, Alcoholism, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Forced institutionalization and Dementia

hanj12's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Alcoholism, Violence, Addiction, and Child abuse

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide, Death of parent, and Mental illness

tew_11's review against another edition

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

holeeeyyyshite. best final act of a book i've read in a while. truly horrifying in some aspects. really enjoyed this 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal death, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Body horror, Vomit, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, Blood, Cannibalism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Murder, and Violence

randeerebecca's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Child abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Vomit, and Abandonment

mznomer's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

3.75

This was a really interesting take on the haunted house story.  While the plot was a bit predictable (maybe just because I have read too many haunted house stories?), the psychology of the MC is where the book is really unique. It also made me deeply uncomfortable reading it - it was a sickening look into how and why people stay in abusive relationships and I did not like it. But I suppose it's better to experience that discomfort from a book rather than real life. I will absolutely never read it again, but I do appreciate the novel take on the genre.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Domestic abuse

friedfae's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Really enjoyed this book and I think it fits the horror genre well. I was second guessing myself and really thought

she was crazy and needed major help. I do wish that the mental health family history was expanded upon a bit better, as well as how she was able to get messages outside of her home.

 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Violence, and Domestic abuse