Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews

161 reviews

reads_eats_explores's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Incest

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

mbryo's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The author wrote so passionately in defense of incest you'd think they were incestuous themself 😭 VERY well-written though, and a compelling (albeit nauseating) read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Mental illness, Torture, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Sexual harassment

marlitharn's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

This book was not good* but I get what Nicole Dollanganger is on about now so that's nice. 
*Not as bad as I was expecting though, and I found the melodrama & ways the characters speak to be kind of endearing rather than annoying like everyone else seems to think. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Sexism and Murder

_readrateandrepeat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Incest

jrtiger's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Eating disorder, Incest, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

Minor: Animal death and Cultural appropriation

jeffreyb0615's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Incest

Moderate: Rape and Violence

Minor: Car accident

blacksnakering's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I think this book grapples with a lot of very mature themes, but covers them all very well without being overly graphic. That said though, I would recommend any readers who know themselves to not have a strong stomach for horror to veer away from this story. While the book is not really horror in nature, it carries many elements from the genre. Unlike horror, there is a persistent theme of hope in this story, and of the great determination that these children are able to have. While I would call this somewhat of a survival story though, it is less similar to The Hatchet and more like Lord of the Flies.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Rape, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming, Self harm, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Misogyny, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

dragnfary's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Incest, Rape, and Vomit

grizzlyrun's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

Moderate: Incest and Gaslighting

Minor: Child death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Suicide

morgan15243's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

I used to love this book when I was younger. It is an easy read if it’s content isn’t taken into account. I wouldn’t say the storyline itself is fabulous- however it is easy to follow, with many twists and turns. It is graphic at times, but I feel like that is what made this book/ series so difficult to put down. Almost as if it was a “so bad I can’t look away” situation. I found myself NEEDING to find what happens next.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Incest

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship