Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

The Ruins by Phoebe Wynne

8 reviews

sarabethcoyle's review

dark tense 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? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

mochi_sunday's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Interesting dynamics and a harsh reminder to always believe kids! Very hard read, difficult and sensitive content (lots of grooming and neglect :( ), prob won’t read again. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Violence, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Classism

kaithebookworm's review

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

Such a gem of a book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Murder

theatreuse's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

Ça m’a prit plusieurs mois. Mais j’ai enfin terminé ce roman. Et quel roman… c’est sûrement l’un des meilleur livre que j’ai lu en 2023. J’ai apprécié prendre le temps de le lire et me plonger dedans pendant de longues semaines. 
L’autrice a su garder des intrigues tout au long de l’histoire sans même que le lecteur sache qu’il y avait quelque chose à savoir. L’ambiance du livre nous transporte. 
Il livre dur qui est abordé de la bonne manière et ne tourne pas au malsain. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, and Murder

annabunce's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

charitylee92's review against another edition

challenging dark tense

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

littlephoenix's review

dark sad tense fast-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

Phoebe Wynne really gets a peculiar pleasure out of demonizing women and teen girls. That was a problem in Madam, and nothing has changed with this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia and Sexual assault

megandherbook's review

challenging emotional mysterious sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Misogyny, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Car accident, and Classism

Minor: Child death and Confinement