Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Het vlindermeisje by Rene Denfeld

7 reviews

allieesq12's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pedophilia

magic_multicolored_miracle's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

A fine follow-up to continue the story of Naomi, the Child Finder. Tracing her oldest cold case, she gets tangled up in a new mystery and trying to help a young girl who lives on the streets. She also struggles with marital problems and self-discovery and it all ends up wrapped in a neat little bow like the wings of a butterfly. 
While the story is good, I found this sequel to lack some of the magic of the first book, and after a slow start and an excellent middle, I found the ending rushed and unsatisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Murder, and Classism

Moderate: Death, Drug use, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, and Colonisation

seasidefaye13's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, and Kidnapping

typedtruths's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

vanessarizzo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Ableism

kweaver_pdx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Confinement, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Murder

rosenaughtin's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

3.0

I loved the first book, The Child Finder, but this sequel just didn't hold up for me. The twists were expected and there were way too many convenient coincidences driving the story along.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence