Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Neighbors by Ania Ahlborn

5 reviews

sierrainstitches's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

It was weird. But not in a way that hit right for me. I’m also mind boggled that they opted to use the racist alternative instead of “criss-cross applesauce.” And Drew’s poor stomach. Someone get that kid an antacid.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Vomit, Pedophilia, and Gore

cursivewolf's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

3.0

The premise is a bit cheesy, and the imagery and writing reflects this. I wish Ahlborn had expanded on Andrew’s childhood and friendship with Mickey in his childhood more, I feel like that part was lacking. It wasn’t a bad read, I just felt that something was missing the entire time. Andrew just seemed very one-dimensional as a character overall. 

Harlow was not a good woman by any means. But her trauma went unhelped, her way of coping was furthering the cycle of her trauma over and over. And her husband enabled it, because that’s what he thought would help. Harlow was a desperate, sick woman. But she never got the help she deserved at the beginning.

Harlow’s backstory and motives make the story, I believe. I wish there had been more to it, but for the most part I liked what was given to us about our antagonist. But it just didn’t feel balanced.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Gore, Incest, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide, Addiction, Drug abuse, Grief, Gun violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Miscarriage

bakerreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Rape, Pedophilia, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, and Gore

Moderate: Abandonment, Miscarriage, Addiction, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

lpniskanen's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, and Rape

creepycrawlybookworm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Violence