Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Las cosas que perdimos en el fuego by Mariana Enríquez

81 reviews

breezer's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

3.25

The Dirty Kid 3.5*
The Inn 2*
The Intoxicated Years 1* 
Adela's House 5*
An Invitation of the Big Eared Runt 2*
Spiderweb 4* 
End of Term 3*
No Flesh Over Our Bones 3.5*
The Neighbour's Courtyard 4*
Under the Black Water 5* 
Green Red Orange 4* 
Things We Lost in the Fire 2.5*

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Rape, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Fire/Fire injury

kylajaynebooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I thought the stories were engaging and kept you on your seat but I really wish they felt finished if that makes sense. I had some issues with a couple of the stories and the language that was used but I understand that it could be a “lost in translation” situation. All in all a quick, spooky, eerie collection of short stories 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Toxic friendship, and Violence

allyah's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

tfortilney's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction and Domestic abuse

Minor: Transphobia, Ableism, and Fatphobia

phantomgecko's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

3.0

Some of the stories were better than others.

And absolutely none of them had an ending, which made most of them better, but some of them not.

The stories use the reader's imagination against them very well.

Definitely a strong "I hate men" vibe for almost every story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Child death and Child abuse

burnyayhayley's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This collection is truly impressive. There are some seriously disturbing images and each story achieves a strong sense of unease by the end, sometimes in ways, I did not expect to actually find uneasy. 

The author has a very in-depth grip on characterization and is consistently excellent at giving us the correct amount of information so that all the characters feel real and important and tangible, but when you are finished you still feel slightly robbed of closure, which in the context of horror short fiction, is perfect. 

However, I knocked off a star because I am not feeling so impressed by the writing or the content that I am overwhelmed—I just feel a normal amount of impressed, if that makes sense. It's excellent short fiction, but it did not always hit me where I hoped it would. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Eating disorder, Gore, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Fatphobia, Grief, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Trafficking

georgiee_'s review against another edition

challenging dark informative inspiring mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Transphobia, Vomit, and Homophobia

jenk2020's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Overall - 4.3/5
Story - 4.5/5
Writing - 4.5/5
Character - 4/5
Memorability - 4.5/5
Enjoyment - 4/5
Would I read again? Yes

Well. What a deeply disturbing, thought provoking, evocative collection that was. I'm glad I read this with my book club as it generated great conversation. This collection won't be for the faint hearted, but if you like your stories with a macabre, fantastical twist, this one's for you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Ableism, Body horror, Animal death, Gore, Death, and Animal cruelty

moonlighthepburn's review against another edition

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Abortion, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gore, Self harm, and Violence

kelsi_r's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Torture, and Eating disorder