Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Dear Child by Romy Hausmann

20 reviews

ripxw's review

dark medium-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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Kidnapping

Minor: Child abuse, Death, and Child death

aleilvandrea's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Murder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, Body horror, Car accident, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Sexual violence, Blood, Child abuse, Sexual content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Infidelity, Suicide, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Ableism, Excrement, and Rape

Minor: Cursing

murderofcrows's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

It was a bit confusing at first as it's German and I'm not 100% sure of German terminology. I kept thinking "Herr" and "Frau" were names and thought the characters were different people, but after I found out they were german terms of respect (my best example would be Mr. and Mrs.) it made a lot more sense. The story is really captivating and has a lot of twists, the characters are incredibly complex and the way trauma was portrayed especially in Jasmine was extremely accurate. It's a very creatively written dark, twisted tale that I've already recommended to a couple friends and family members. I do feel like the ending wasn't as satisfying as it could have possibly been, but it certainly wasn't bad. I saw a lot of reviews about translation issues, but personally I didn't have any. Even with translation issues I'd highly recommend this book, it's a really good read you won't regret.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Forced institutionalization, Rape, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Torture

Moderate: Misogyny, Abandonment, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Excrement, Medical content, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

espressoreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Child death, Bullying, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death of parent, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Medical content, Mental illness, Excrement, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Violence

michelles_book_nook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

⚠️ CW: kidnapping, rape, sexual assault, violence, murder, physical abuse, emotional abuse, child abuse, mental health, suicide and child death ⚠️ If you're looking for a fast paced thriller that will leave your mind reeling at the end because of all the twists and turns then this one is for you! A windowless shack in the woods. Lena's life and that of her two children follows the rules set by their captor, the father, meals, bathroom visits and study time are strictly scheduled and meticulously observed. He protects his family from the dangers lurking in the outside world and makes sure that his children will always have a mother to look after them. One day Lena manages to flee, but the nightmare continues. It seems as if her tormentor wants to get back what belongs to him. And then there is the question whether she really is the woman called 'Lena', who disappeared without a trace over thirteen years ago. The police and Lena's family are all desperately trying to piece together a puzzle that doesn't quite seem to fit. This book had me gripped from start to finish and I just could not put it down and even when I did, it was still living in my head rent free. The twists and turns were so incredible and the multiple pov's made it feel almost claustrophobic and so chilling. The only reason I dropped it down a star is because I kept losing track slightly due to some translation issues. Overall, I highly recommend this book but please read over the CW's beforehand because it is a hard hitting read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Rape, and Kidnapping

hannalng's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Car accident, Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Child death, Murder, and Physical abuse

billcbentley's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Stalking, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Violence, and Death

wylovat's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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: Death, Murder, Child abuse, Blood, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Misogyny

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, Medical content, Pregnancy, Rape, Car accident, Drug use, Gore, Stalking, and Infidelity

luananki's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

ich bin positiv überrascht wie schnell sich dieses buch gelesen hat. die story hat mich wirklich von den ersten fünfzig seiten an gepackt und ich konnte nicht abwarten mehr zu lesen. die unterschiedlichen sichtweisen waren so gut geschrieben, dass es sich nach mehreren charakteren angefühlt hat und auch das ende war nicht das, was ich erwartet habe. ich werde auf jeden fall mehr von romy hausmann lesen! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Vomit and Rape

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Child death

stelladafloresta's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence