Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews

39 reviews

corruptednatz's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Very messed up book. I can’t even say much or I’ll spoil it. But there’s so many twist and turns that makes the story interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Gaslighting, Murder, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, and Incest

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Car accident and Suicidal thoughts

hayleyvharrington's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Abandonment, and Death

emathey's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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 abuse, Rape, Abandonment, Animal death, and Murder

gochasingrabbits's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Rape, Murder, Child abuse, and Child death

sarahdoesaread's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

4.5

“Patience. I coloured patience grey, hung over with black clouds. I coloured hope yellow, just like that sun we could see for a few short morning hours. Too soon the sun rose high in the sky and disappeared from view, leaving us bereft, and staring at blue.”

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I have never felt such pain before. I have never hated, yet loved a book so dearly. 

Cathy is the main protagonist of this novel and she has a strong and mature voice from the beginning. 
You watch her grow and learn through the years of living within the confines of that attic. Her pain and her loneliness. 

You watch as she struggles with going against everything she thought was right or wrong. 

This book has some seriously dark themes. It is not for the faint hearted, but it’s definitely a book that will make you think. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Torture, and Rape

renee_chrys's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Gaslighting, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

annalieseagain's review against another edition

dark sad 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? No

2.0

i was so excited to read this book after hearing so many great things, but was sadly disappointed. the story drags on and on with no climax. the characters are for the most part unlikable and poorly explored, which is exceptional considering the book takes place almost exclusively in one room allowing ample time to flesh out the characters. the only exception may be the twins at times, but even then it’s just because they are sweet with one another and most of the time don’t actually add much. also, it makes no sense to my why there wouldn’t even be an attempt made to develop any of the adult characters beyond the weak trajectory of the mother!

additionally, i think the incest plot line was been a bridge too far. the book was plenty dark already and it was quite frankly disgusting and written off in a way that made it seem okay instead of sickening.

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finally, it was so blatantly attempting to set up a series in my opinion that it intentionally left too much ambiguous. the twists could be surprising at times, particularly the end bits, but to read 400+ pages to arrive at a lukewarm ending that is just baiting at a sequel… no thanks! the book i bought came with the sequel inside as well but seeing how long that is and how little i care to see what happens next, i don’t think i’ll be picking it up anytime soon. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Incest, Murder, Physical abuse, and Violence

thewoodlandbookshelf's review against another edition

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Religious bigotry, Rape, Incest, Child death, Murder, and Confinement

cathy_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Confinement, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, and Murder

Minor: Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape