Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Butcher and the Wren by Alaina Urquhart

27 reviews

bvlinden01'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Medical content, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Murder, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Kidnapping, Vomit, Animal cruelty, and Cannibalism

noellenuss's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

Quick, easy read. Part two moved a lot faster, but the ending was just meh. Unsatisfying. Still a fun read for those who are fans of true crime (and fictional crime?). I also noticed a few grammatical and spelling errors. "Moent" (supposed to be "moment") on page 230 being the worst of them🥴. It kept my attention, but was overall just ok.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Animal death and Animal cruelty

goosegirl16's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5

The small chapters make it easy to digest and the alternating chapters between the two main characters makes the book fly by. Although the twist was somewhat predictable, it still caught me off guard as the puzzle pieces slowly were put together. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Blood, Body horror, Self harm, Physical abuse, Murder, and Gore

beanie_bb's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

I finished this book in two days cause I didn’t want to stop. And then at the end I also didn’t want it to stop. I need more information/another book now please.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Vomit and Kidnapping

thehhugg's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Blood, Confinement, Murder, Violence, Death, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Vomit

lucykae's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Death

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adriapeters's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Violence, Torture, Stalking, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Physical abuse, Murder, and Death

ecandrews0's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Cursing, Addiction, Alcohol, and Suicide attempt

jocmetpie's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Wished it was longer. Some parts could have been a few chapters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Death, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Vomit, Violence, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Torture

wrensreadingroom's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Violence, Vomit, Alcohol, Blood, Stalking, Torture, Cursing, Mental illness, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Medical content, Murder, Addiction, Death, Drug use, and Body horror