Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

De verdwenen stad by Camilla Sten

35 reviews

cluelesspixie's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Abandonment

nnnghhh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

Graphic: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Grief, Suicide attempt, Blood, Body horror, Death, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

ahyshia'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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Suicide attempt

hunkydory's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Death, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Violence

audreyd93's review against another edition

3.25

I didn't hate it but I didn't love it. The ending kinda ruined the whole thing for me. I was left confused still. About halfway, I started enjoying the "Then" part more than "Now" and wish it wasn't so far in between. I love a good cult. While the "Now" part was fine, it got annoying. I was not a fan of the main girl.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Ableism, Suicide attempt, Religious bigotry, and Rape

hspiceyson2's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The lost village was really slow moving at first. It took about a third of the book for me to get into it.  Then the end seemed a bit anticlimactic. As the story unfolds you learn more about what happened in the village leading up to the disappearance of the entire town. You get more background about the past of the characters in present day. I know many have talked about the abelism, but based off of the time frame it makes sense. Autistic people or any body who was different than the "normal" majority was deemed a witch or other things. I hated the story of the past for the exact reason why it was good. It was so religiously culty it was disgusting. The manipulation of the pastor was laid out well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Mental illness

dmiyoshi's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

4.25

Kept me on my toes! Probably not an ideal book for anyone who went through religious trauma. It gets pretty dark. Mental illness is a heavy topic as well.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry and Mental illness

catsy2022's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Death, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Death of parent

Minor: Sexual assault

Implied sexual assault - rape of a person with a disability

egj220's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Death

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Blood

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Infertility, Vomit, Rape, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness

totebaglibraries's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

it’s giving midnight mass

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Death, Mental illness, Rape, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence