Reviews tagging 'Rape'

The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield

42 reviews

kathleendayle's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Child abuse, Grief, Dementia, Rape, Terminal illness, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Death, Mental illness, Murder, and Pregnancy

nomenleftalive's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

3.5

Had a lovely time reading it, but the end was not the payoff that the rest of the book is promised. Still worth a read though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Incest, and Vomit

001's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide, Grief, and Incest

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Ableism

avery_hutchinson's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

Haunting, but with a well-placed twist! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Rape

magpienicky's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Death and Abandonment

Minor: Death of parent and Rape

xin's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Self harm and Suicide

Minor: Incest and Rape

amlombardo13's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Bullying, Pregnancy, Murder, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Infidelity, Abandonment, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, Grief, Death of parent, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Fire/Fire injury, and Death

richael's review against another edition

mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Incest

angeldevoursliterature's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Incest, and Grief

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Mental illness and Abandonment

francesturpin's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Incest, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

Minor: Rape