Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Der Knochenwald by Christina Henry

54 reviews

scjasmine04's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, and Sexual assault

mandi_lea's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Gore, Miscarriage, Murder, Violence, Death, Grief, Kidnapping, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexism, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Sexual violence

romeisnotindc's review against another edition

4.0

Really good at building atmosphere and narrative voice. Wish we could’ve gotten more lore about the creature.

the creature is kind of always just there as a threat, occasionally picking people off. We never learn what it really is or even get a distribution other than it’s got claws and it’s big. It’s behavior and the mystery around it is what makes it scary, but I would’ve liked even just a little info on what it actually was, where it came from, or even just what it looks like.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death

elitheradguy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

This story was sold to me as a creature feature, and it very much is, but the creature is not the forefront of this story by any means and is more of a metaphorical device than something that is dived into in detail. The story centers a lot more on our main character and the abuse she suffers at her "husband". 

We learn later that this was actually her mother's boyfriend, and he kidnapped her when she was eight years old in order to groom her.

All in all, I feel like this was a beautifully done story. I've never suffered abuse myself, but it seemed like a liberating story to me about an abuse victim who finally manages to break free of her situation and find something better. I would hope that, if an abuse victim read this story, they would have the same hope for something better that I finished the story with. Fair warning that the emotional and physical abuse in this story is explicit, and I'd imagine that this would be an incredibly hard read for somebody who's been through abuse like this before. Take care if you intend on reading this story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, and Miscarriage

Minor: Animal death

batcaves's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Blood, Confinement, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Rape, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, and Violence

wild_sazzy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

Fantastic book. 
Christina Henry addresses modern day issues in a horror context and I am here for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Miscarriage, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

suvata's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Confinement, Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

nicole_cob_reads's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Confinement, Sexism, Blood, Religious bigotry, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Infertility, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, and Rape

e_gracereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

Holy WOW was this book fast paced. It starts off HARD and FAST. It was a very quick read, and steeped with action throughout the entire novel. I really enjoyed the “two villains” aspect of the book; however, I do wish we’d gotten more of the creature in this creature-feature. The horror in this book is really a lot less because of the creature, and a lot more because of the people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, and Miscarriage

sophiesbookshelf2's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I found this tense, dramatic and thought the characters were very realistic. As much as I wanted Sam to stand up for herself I could easily understand her fear. The pacing was pretty good too. I kind of wish the 'wild monster' got more explanation but still a pretty good survival thriller

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Gore, Violence, Rape, and Sexism

Minor: Miscarriage