Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Serpent King by Jeff Zentner

8 reviews

helaena's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Minor: Racism

themichellegray's review

dark emotional hopeful sad slow-paced

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

3.75

A heavy coming of age YA story that explores religious bigotry and breaking toxic cycles while facing extreme hardship. This book was both heartbreaking and infuriating but didn't impact me as much as others claimed it would.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, and Pedophilia

rmhouy's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Religious bigotry, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Bullying and Domestic abuse

liamourie's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia, and Pedophilia

amy_harboredinpages's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

My re-read was just as emotional as the first reading.
This is such a great story.
I watched others reading it and reacting, and still knowing what was going to happen did not keep the tears away for Dill or Travis, or my snorts of laughter at Lydia's banter with her friends or family. 🥰📖📖

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Alcohol

Moderate: Grief

honeyreads's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

Minor: Pedophilia

hillie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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? No

4.0

This was a book I went into without any expectations and it was great! Love the characters, the setting in Tennessee bible belt was new for me so very interesting. I think the author did a great job of letting the reader experience the struggles of our three main characters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Minor: Bullying

raydgaf's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Racism