Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Baby Teeth by Zoje Stage

50 reviews

abbeyhuffine94's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

3.0

The little girl is very eerie and the story is enthralling but I was a little disappointed by how predictable the ending was.

Side note: this further confirmed my decision not to have children.
Another side note: Is it bad that I related a little to Hanna (remembering child me)? I wasn't psychopathic like Hanna but I definitely liked causing trouble and felt smarter than everyone. I would never have been able to be silent though lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content

juliaaa02's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Chronic illness, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Mental illness

Loved this book, but it is definitely a disturbing book! There is

violence that occurs from the daughter towards the adult, and brief thought for a while that the daughter is possessed

joanlizluna's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma

Moderate: Violence

onegirlandtheworld's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

Not a book I would have chosen if it wasn't for book club but the premise was intriguing. The use of the mother/daughter viewpoints worked really well but even then just as you thought you knew what each character was thinking or how they would respond the rug would be pulled put from underneath you. None of the characters were very loveable but that is kind of the point. Hanna is my favourite but I would not want her as my child! I frequently wanted to shake the parents and the ending really showed their true colours. I would be interested in a sequel but the book is equally good as a standalone story.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Medical content, Violence, and Toxic relationship

casber's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Child abuse, Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Abandonment, Classism, Body shaming, and Death of parent

vivireads99's review against another edition

I really wanted to like this book but it fell flat. The back and forth POV got boring. It would have been a lot more unnerving without Hanna’s POV.

Also hate how they portrayed mental illness as this evil thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Violence, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

peyviz's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Chronic illness, Medical content, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Mental illness

Minor: Child abuse

waiyeed's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

emilyraven0714's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-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: Chronic illness

Moderate: Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death of parent, Blood, Sexual content, and Mental illness

Minor: Violence

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Forced institutionalization