Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Vértestvérek by Ania Ahlborn

157 reviews

clamb21's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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: Cannibalism, Child abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Violence, Sexual assault, Child death, Death, Incest, Physical abuse, Murder, Rape, and Body horror

maylon93's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

I simultaneously want to protect him and am disgusted by him. Wild ride of a book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Incest, Body horror, Death, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Murder, Blood, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Violence, Rape, Alcohol, and Gore

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Homophobia

kandacewright's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

The ending was terrible. I wasted my time with this read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Violence, Torture, Rape, Blood, Cannibalism, Gore, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking

Minor: Incest and Animal cruelty

sarah_mcmullan_nz's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-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

Dark & super disturbing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Pedophilia, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Death, Physical abuse, Gore, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Blood, Gaslighting, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Violence

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Stalking, Gore, Body shaming, Cancer, Incest, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Child death, Death, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cannibalism, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Slavery, Vomit, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Sexual harassment, and Violence

lethridge's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping, Toxic friendship, Death, Child abuse, Animal death, Cannibalism, and Child death

dmalexander's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Incest, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Murder, and Cannibalism

catspajamas15's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was my first Ania book and I don’t think it will be my last. 
Wow what a gut punch of a story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Death, Murder, Domestic abuse, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Animal death

erinmg's review against another edition

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Body horror, Rape, Blood, Sexual violence, and Murder

Moderate: Cannibalism, Child abuse, and Child death

Minor: Misogyny, Violence, Kidnapping, and Pedophilia

skidderxx's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

why was that ending so sad what. overall such a good book. the planning and the plot twist was so well done!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Violence, Rape, Torture, Gore, Murder, and Animal death

Moderate: Cannibalism

Minor: Stalking, Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, and Body shaming