Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Creeper Man by Dawn Kurtagich

7 reviews

arlenren's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Do you like staying up to gone midnight helplessly sobbing over a book? If so, read this one.

I wasn't sure when I opened it, because I could see that Kurtagich was doing interesting things with font and format that made the book feel a little young for me...but then I reminded myself that this was a book for teemagers and I am an adult, and I got over that pretty quickly. The moment I got into the flow of this book I couldn't escape. I read this in a single evening, unable to sleep until I'd finished it, even if I did have to pause to scrub the tears from my face right at the end. I wouldn't say that I found this book scary, and there were only two parts which unsettled me, but horror is a very personal thing. To someone in the target audience, this could well be far creepier. The tension was excellently maintained throughout without becoming so claustrophobic that I had to put it down, and the unraveling of the truth broke my heart. This book HURT and it was so damn cathartic. This one is going to stay with me for a long time. Please do check the trigger warnings as it very deftly deals with a number of sensitive topics.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder

Moderate: Suicide, Death, Self harm, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Abandonment, and Child death

Minor: Animal death

silea's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

2.0

Reasonably well-written, but the twist/conclusion did not work for me at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Child death, Grief, Mental illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Terminal illness and Child abuse

Minor: Excrement, Eating disorder, Vomit, and War

czoltak's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.0

This book is honestly just one long fever dream. I think the writing style was very unique and unlike anything I’ve ever read before. It’s the kind that probably wouldn’t work with many other genres. Also the audiobook is amazing and really plays off the writing style to make it an immersive experience. However, plot wise, not much actually happens in this book. The ‘scare’ factor is more so in anticipation of something happening than anything actually happening; this works to a point but after a while something actually needs to happen in order to make the scariness work. I can see why people like this but it is also easy to see why others like myself don’t. This is a very decisive book that you’ll either love or hate.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, and Child abuse

Moderate: Dementia, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Animal death, and Grief

ava_devries's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Without a doubt one of the weirdest books I’ve ever read. If you’re a big fan of the unreliable narrator then you’ll love this, but be prepared to be utterly confused until you get to the last chapter or so. Well-written, but some of the dialogue seemed purple and unrealistic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Suicide

Moderate: Vomit

ashleycmms's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Mental illness, Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Grief, Domestic abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Vomit and Self harm

Self harm: starvation

tieflingkisser's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Vomit, and Suicide

jenny_d's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Eating disorder, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Suicide, Death, Animal death, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, and Grief