Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Dear Child by Romy Hausmann

20 reviews

dannythestreet's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, and Torture

Moderate: Car accident, Grief, Abandonment, Blood, Self harm, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

Minor: Chronic illness, Addiction, Alcohol, and Animal cruelty

melli29_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Grief, Car accident, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Suicide

annabeavo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, and Child abuse

hermamora's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Kidnapping, Death, Forced institutionalization, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual violence, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Body horror, Outing, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Cursing, and Domestic abuse

leggatkat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Murder, Mental illness, Vomit, and Child death

Minor: Rape, Kidnapping, Animal cruelty, and Child abuse

toni's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

 It’s got some elements of Room but it’s very different. Maybe over complicated and a little long, but does have some good creepy twists. The translation was a little funky in places, but overall OK. I liked the epilogue, which helped explain a main character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Violence

hilarylouise's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Mental illness, Grief, Child death, Car accident, and Blood

kimgravy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, and Kidnapping

lexiereadsbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, and Death

haleyapratt's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Child death, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence