Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

Flowers in the Attic: 40th Anniversary Edition by V.C. Andrews

30 reviews

remi_k's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Incest, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Child death, and Rape

Minor: Death of parent and Car accident

kittykat398's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Car accident, Child death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Abandonment, Incest, Sexism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

corruptednatz's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.5

Very messed up book. I can’t even say much or I’ll spoil it. But there’s so many twist and turns that makes the story interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Gaslighting, Murder, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, and Incest

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Car accident and Suicidal thoughts

rachelcox's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

1.0

I did not enjoy this book at all.  The first half was okay, but the second half kept getting more and more grim with every chapter.  I'm giving this book 1 star because I can see how someone who really likes Gothic horror and really dark content could like this book, but it just wasn't for me.  If you're thinking about reading this book, please tread carefully, as it contains a lot of disturbing and potentially triggering content.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Incest, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Minor: Rape and Car accident

renee_chrys's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Gaslighting, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Grief, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence

holly_mc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, and Incest

Moderate: Car accident, Death of parent, and Sexual content

andrewhatesham's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

Very disturbing... but it's supposed to be like that. Can't exactly say I enjoyed this book, but I was certainly pulled into the story, enough to read it super fast because I jus had to know what happened next! I'd say it's pretty immersive and well written, and the way it ended definitely has me interested in reading the next book in the series. But yeah, it's pretty uncomfortable, and sad; if you've read it and hated it, I totally understand why. Wouldn't recommend it to everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Incest, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Rape and Sexual content

Minor: Blood, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Medical content, and Suicidal thoughts

dumaurier's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• 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 Incest

Moderate: Confinement and Sexual content

Minor: Animal death, Blood, and Car accident

francestea's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

2.25

Intriguing and mysterious but slow and nothing really happens until the very end? Maybe I should have read this as a tween like the rest of my friends... though I’m honestly curious how they got through it? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Incest, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Blood, Child death, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, and Physical abuse

cathy_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Confinement, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, and Murder

Minor: Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape