Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Jackal by Erin E. Adams

36 reviews

tfortilney's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Racism, Murder, Gore, and Blood

Minor: Rape and Racial slurs

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Classism, Death, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Grief, Blood, Racism, and Child death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Rape

cadigits's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The book started off strong. As a black woman it felt more like horror than thriller. As the ending approached, it got weird. I still don’t think understand what happens. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Rape, Animal cruelty, Racism, and Domestic abuse

clarkg's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Overall, I found this book to be a pretty compelling thriller with a decent twist ending. It's explorations or race, class, gender, and the geography and topography of the land were unlike anything I have read before and I valued Erin Adams' unique creative vision. That said, some moments felt heavy-handed and trope-y, which took me out of it a bit. Even with that caveat, I would still recommend it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Violence, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Stalking, Child death, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Confinement, Excrement, Sexual assault, Vomit, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Alcoholism, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Suicide, Grief, and Sexual content

marinnelilly's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Racism

Moderate: Kidnapping, Death of parent, Grief, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Child death, Cannibalism, Rape, Murder, and Body horror

zgreyz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, and Body horror

Moderate: Stalking and Murder

Minor: Sexual content, Sexual assault, Vomit, Trafficking, and Rape

shannonbauchat's review against another edition

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racism, Murder, Child death, Animal death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Pedophilia

mynameisrebecca's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Blood, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Murder, and Child death

Moderate: Police brutality and Bullying

Minor: Rape

theboricuabookworm's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

A gripping and intense (semi-paranormal) thriller that leaves me just a little wary of forests now. The book ends masterfully illustrating a point that Liz was trying to argue for the entire book: the world only cares and believes when the bad things happens to the white women even when the Black women have been the primary - and sometimes only - victims. Throughout the entire book, my suspects kept jumping and that is a credit to Adams ability to make us - and Liz - trust in different people every time. I'm not a thriller person much at all but Jackal is certainly one I will recommend.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Racism, and Animal death

Moderate: Kidnapping and Child abuse

Minor: Vomit, Rape, and Violence

jane_moriarty's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective medium-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: Hate crime, Child death, Racism, Gore, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Eating disorder, Alcoholism, Classism, and Alcohol

Minor: Sexual violence and Rape

Mention of eating disorder only in one flashback chapter, can be skipped