Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

The Bird Eater by Ania Ahlborn

16 reviews

kelly_22's review

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Mental illness and Child death

kelsieerenee's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty

Moderate: Addiction, Grief, Rape, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Blood, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Suicide, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Child death, Pregnancy, Violence, Car accident, Self harm, Death of parent, and Gun violence

madi_mairee's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Animal cruelty, Blood, Violence, and Animal death

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Car accident, and Alcohol

koxendine's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Alcoholism, and Self harm

Overall, a fascinating and dark read. I felt the pace was a little too fast; there were things I wanted the author to dive into more deeply, I wanted a better understanding of them.

stardustvein's review

challenging dark sad medium-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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Mental illness, Animal death, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Grief, Animal cruelty, and Blood

Moderate: Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Stalking, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy, Cursing, and Infidelity

creepycrawlybookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Animal death, Blood, Death of parent, Medical trauma, Violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Child death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Suicide, Gun violence, Rape, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Infidelity, and Drug abuse

bonnie_bee's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.0

 Every ten pages or so toward the end has some variation of “Aarons last thread of sanity snapped” and after the third rendition, it simply feels sloppy. To cite the words of the writer in their acknowledgments “Every so often, an author has such trouble with a novel that they’re pushed to the brink of madness. For me, this was that book. What started out as a fractured first draft turned into a genre-confused mishmash of a story that simply didn’t work …”
 
For transparency, they do go on to express their thanks to those who helped shape the book, but I think this line specifically more than anything describes the experience I had while reading.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, and Alcoholism

cxxitlyn's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

This book was well written in the sense that the plot develops nicely, with a couple twists that I did find slightly predictable. You get a good look inside Aaron’s mind, and it’s an interesting perspective towards the house. I do wish that things had moved a little faster, as some points seemed slow and dragged on, even though the entire time is very very short. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Grief, Stalking, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Blood, Animal cruelty, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, Car accident, Animal death, Death, Alcohol, Self harm, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Alcoholism

Minor: Rape

voidcrawler's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted sad 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Car accident, Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Grief, Infidelity, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Moderate: Murder and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual content and Self harm

uchihas's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Murder, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Death, Alcoholism, Car accident, Blood, Violence, Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Child death, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infidelity, Cursing, and Domestic abuse