Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Camp Damascus by Chuck Tingle

19 reviews

brioches22's review against another edition

dark funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexism, Outing, Cursing, Confinement, Car accident, Biphobia, Blood, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Torture, Physical abuse, Lesbophobia, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, and Homophobia

emizulu's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I loved this book. Heartfelt, heartbreaking, and fulfilling. Interesting world building, at just the kind of pace that lets you put together a few of the background pieces yourself. Would definitely recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Torture, Violence, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Confinement, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Outing, Physical abuse, Biphobia, Dysphoria, Child abuse, Car accident, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Religious bigotry

princess_marie's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Child abuse, Confinement, Gore, Murder, Death, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Body horror

Moderate: Child death, Religious bigotry, and Blood

Minor: Abandonment and Car accident

pacifickat's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

*full review coming...*

"Something is wrong in Neverton, and that something isn't me." -Rose

"Don't worry, Rose. I've got you. I've always got you." -Dad

"Let there be Rose." -Rose

Content Warnings:

Religious abuse,

Demonic possession, Demons, Hell, Eternal conscious torment,

Guilt, Shame, Fear, Thought stopping, Brainwashing, Cults and cult ideologies, Gay conversion therapy, Confinement, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Blood, Death, Homophobia, Injury detail, Kidnapping, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Body horror, Toxic relationships, Vomit, Lesbophobia, Car accident, Child abuse, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Drug use, Amnesia and memory loss

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Car accident, Drug use, Grief, Torture, Violence, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Blood, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Gore, and Vomit

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Alcohol

Religious abuse,

demonic possession, demons, hell, eternal conscious torment

, guilt, shame, fear, thought stopping, brainwashing, cults, gay conversion therapy, gay conversion camps

jordannnnnn's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Biphobia, Body shaming, Car accident, Child death, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Outing, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Kidnapping, Animal death, Child abuse, Hate crime, and Homophobia

theangrystackrat's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Violence

emmehooks's review

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Torture, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Body horror, Misogyny, Blood, Physical abuse, Car accident, Sexism, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Kidnapping and Gun violence

josie_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Homophobia, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Torture, and Vomit

pixelatedlenses's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Violence, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, and Gore

rhaydragon's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Violence, Religious bigotry, Ableism, Child death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Stalking, Sexism, Ableism, Animal death, and Outing

Minor: Domestic abuse