Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Havoc at Prescott High by C.M. Stunich

4 reviews

kat1105's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

atinybitbookish's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Torture, Pedophilia, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Minor: Confinement, Suicide, and Pregnancy

christy_0909's review

challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

The only thing I didn't like is that this feels like the second book. These characters have a whole history that we know nothing about and is only explained in very small glimpses. I feel like it needs a prequel or something to bridge some gaps. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, Torture, Sexual content, and Gun violence

Moderate: Pedophilia, Murder, Gore, Drug use, Cursing, and Bullying

Minor: Body horror, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Pregnancy

elenamarmiroli's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

Questo libro non è per tutti, in quanto si tratta di un bully romance in cui alcuni dei protagonisti, anche quelli che hanno diciassette anni, sono convinti in scene esplicite. La cosa positiva è che i protagonisti sembrano avere qualche anno in più di quanto hanno realmente. 

Inoltre, in questo libro è presente molta violenza, cosa che può disturbare alcuni lettori. 

Premesso ciò, ho trovato l'opera piacevole da leggere, ma non spettacolare, e inoltre avrei gradito vedere maggior comunicazione tra tutti i protagonisti. 

In aggiunta, devo ammettere che a tratti la scrittura risulta ripetitiva, ma la cosa non mi ha disturbato particolarmente, perché mi sembrava in parte sensata come cosa. 

Per quanto riguarda le scene esplicite, ce n'è un'unica veramente interessante, più o meno a metà libro da quanto mi ricordo. 

In aggiunta devo dire che nonostante sia categorizzato come reverse harem, al momento risulta esserlo in maniera molto limitata, cosa che può piacere o meno. Personalmente avrei preferito una spinta maggiore in quella direzione. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence