Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

To kan holde på en hemmelighet... hvis en er død by Karen M. McManus

3 reviews

nagaakil's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

marsspider42's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

3.5

I really enjoyed this book. It does exactly what is says on the tin, it’s a great YA mystery novel with fast pacing and interesting characters. It is compelling and surprising, but in a well planned way rather than a shock value way. The ending is satisfying and believable.

It can get quite dark though, especially at the end, so check the content warnings.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror and Blood

waytoomanybooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This  novel is an extremely light murder mystery. You can skim whole chapters and still understand what's happening. Two of the twists were pretty dumb, but the last one (on the last page) was chilling and it made me wish that that had been the focus off the novel. Or at least part of the main plot. 

The story is told from the prospective of two characters, which was refreshing because so many books these days include way too many points of view. I prefer books from one person's perspective, but two were okay.

I'd say that this is the okay-est book I read this year.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Car accident, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Pedophilia