Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Dear Child by Romy Hausmann

32 reviews

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

mrsmishler's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Violence, Rape, Murder, and Confinement

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Child death

gullicksen31's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Violence

Minor: Death and Car accident

horizonous's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Mental illness, and Misogyny

Moderate: Car accident, Pregnancy, Child death, Infidelity, Suicide, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Death of parent and Vomit

◦ Mental illness = PTSD

jcinf's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

A fantastic read. I loved the alternating character POVs in this book. It kept me engaged and made it hard to set this book down. 

My only complaint is that the monologue of the bad character at the end is super long and a little corny. Just kinda plays into the “big bad villain gives a long speech” trope. So I found myself skimming a bit there. 

That wasn’t too bad, though. Overall, I loved this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping

Moderate: Violence and Rape

Minor: Suicide

avokaddo's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Kidnapping, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Car accident, Murder, and Death

Minor: Child death, Rape, Blood, Pregnancy, and Vomit

steppc2's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

1.0

Honestly this book was too slow paced for me and the ending was not memorable (i literally don’t remember how it ends and i don’t care)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Kidnapping

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