Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Slewfoot: A Fábula das Bruxas by Brom

14 reviews

karen_pants's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Abandonment

dexterovna's review against another edition

4.5

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book indeed was a delicious example of female rage. In my opinion the payoff took a long time, and flew by a little too fast for me, but overall a very rich book. A lot of redefining names, choosing your own destiny, and reimagining exactly what vengance and righteousness means.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Religious bigotry

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse

Minor: Alcoholism

oilabsorbentturtle's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Absolutely spectacular, infuriating and satisfying. Intriguing and inspiring. 10/10

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

melovesbooks's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious sad

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent

kimmijane's review against another edition

4.25

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Pedophilia, Rape, Terminal illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Dysphoria, Classism

Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Car accident, Deportation

Negative depictions of Indigenous/Native groups

snlangford's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Grief, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

stephmoney's review against another edition

2.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Blood, Murder

corabookworm's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Slewfoot isn't really, as the summary implies, about a "battle between pagan and puritan." Rather, it is about a young woman named Abitha, struggling against her evil brother-in-law and the puritan village that supports him. So just keep your expectations less "big religious war" and more "badass woman."

I really really enjoyed this book. It had elements of horror but was almost more of a thriller, with every page seeped in tension and suspense. I was captivated both by Abitha's battles against evil religious men and by Samson's pursuit of his true identity. And the way it all tied together in a fireball of rage and magic and creepy creatures... perfection.

If you like stories about weird forest monsters, feminine rage, and witches, you'll enjoy this one. I highly recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal death, Body horror, Gun violence, Self harm, Torture, Blood, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Colonisation

SPOILERS AHEAD >> CW Descriptions >> Takes place in Colonial America: Indigenous people are referred to as "Indians" and sometimes as "savages" by side characters >> Lots of death and fire and injuries all around >> Cat is killed off-page but body is described and mocked >> Village is Puritan, big emphasis on organized religion, they have a clear hierarchy of men over women and rich over poor >> "Self harm" refers to characters being forced to wound themsleves or willingly giving blood sacrifices >> At one point a character suggests Abitha should marry her underage nephew-in-law (she doesn't)

castamere's review against another edition

4.0

dark sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Religious bigotry

Moderate: Animal death, Bullying, Gore, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia

felofhe's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism