Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Bonfire by Krysten Ritter

6 reviews

jackiepreston's review against another edition

dark slow-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

2.5

This felt like it wanted to be Sharp Objects but kept falling short. The main character never felt broken in a way that justifies her actions or her feelings about returning to this town.

Also, as someone who grew up in southern Indiana, seeing IU referred to as the University of Indiana almost made me stop reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Death, and Alcohol

Moderate: Pedophilia

belladonnashrike's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes

3.0

a solid debut. you can tell this is ritter’s first novel though, especially with her tendency to belabor the point. there was a lot going on in this book and felt a bit fragmented at times - I think it would’ve been better if she made this 350ish pages

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Chronic illness, Death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Dementia, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

ravenpuff's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Pedophilia, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Infidelity and Blood

notolux's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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

5.0

I really enjoyed Bonfire. I picked it up because I absolutely loved Krysten Ritter in Jessica Jones and it did not disappoint. I've never been one to read mysteries, but I watch plenty of crime dramas, so I enjoyed following the clues and putting all the pieces together. Link for my full review: embracing-us.com/post/bonfire-book-review

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

bestknownfor's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Cancer, Suicide, and Death of parent

Minor: Racism

sarahsthoughtsonbooks's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

As someone that doesn't read dark dramas/thrillers, I've somehow read my fourth one of the year. Unlike the other three, pulled this one from the bottom of my TBR.

Quick read. Some parts very predictable, yet there was still a small twist that I didn't see coming at the end.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Dementia