Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

As Old as Time by Liz Braswell

2 reviews

joisaddler's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Death, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, and Religious bigotry

alliebookworm's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.0

If you’ve ever watched Beauty and the Beast and thought it needed more Holocaust, this book is for you! Add in a dash of getting all the flashbacks up front so when Belle finds clues to the mystery, there is nothing to wonder because we already read what happened 100 pages ago - plus so many typos - and you’ve got yourself a hot mess of Disney torture fetish!

For example, I never thought I’d read about

an asylum orderly calmly explain to Belle that she can either do as she’s told, or he can beat the soles of her feet so hard that she urinates herself in pain and will leave no bruises and no one will believe her anyway because she’s in an asylum.

So, yikes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Medical content, and Physical abuse