Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

When the Moon Hatched by Sarah A. Parker

134 reviews

bookishdragon3's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment

sfantarella's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Stalking, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War

rozex's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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This was a pretty good book. The world is well thought out and definitely something I want to dive into again. However, there are a few parts that made this a challenging read, and not in the good way. At first, the main character was insufferable, and an entire page and a half was dedicated to describing the love interest which made things pretty predictable (and a bit annoying reading all that ngl). And the world building, while extensive, was almost *too* extensive. It's clear that the author has thought about this world a lot, but has fallen into the trap of mentioning creatures and objects that don't make sense to people who haven't been in her head. It makes a bit more sense when you find the glossary at the end, but there were plenty of moments reading this book where I thought I'd missed a previous book. 
This seems to be the type of book that world work well with a kindle or the like where you can look up the meanings straight away, but as I was reading this on paper I found it confusing at times. 
That being said, I'm well looking forward to the next book in this series and where it takes these characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Torture, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Eating disorder, Pregnancy, War

geminisoul's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I cannot begin to describe how much I loved this book. The world felt so full and magical. Sometimes fantasy's that have strong romance storylines fall flat in other areas but I didn't feel like that with this story. I cannot wait for the next book to come out! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

kerileereads's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse

bookbratt's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail

bluehouseonthesalishsea's review against another edition

4.25

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

shlebz's review against another edition

1.5

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

pigalek's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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A first book in a new world with a traumatic history or its existence and the main characters. 

I suspect there's a wealth of heartache, vengeance and destruction coming up in the next book and I can't wait.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury

mrskhaos's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail