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Şeytanın Evi by John Marrs, Gülce Arman Bayrakçı

114 reviews

kbio's review against another edition

4.0

dark sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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good book but i was not prepared for how f’ed up it is…. i’m still processing this it’s a lot don’t go into this unprepared. 

Triggers: elder abuse, child abuse, murder, forced incarceration, absolute deluluness

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Excrement

stephfroeli's review against another edition

2.5

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Not my personal favorite book, though it was interesting enough to keep me reading until the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence

Moderate: Death, Mental illness

Minor: Child abuse

shameanreads222's review against another edition

4.25

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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all i have to say is, how far would you go to protect your child from themselves?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse

amylouisx's review against another edition

3.25

tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I did enjoy this book, I feel like it could have been a little shorter. Although it did keep me guessing which helped me get through it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury

maryellen93's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment

megan_wy's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Oh my gosh. Where do I even begin with this book? So many plot twists that I truly NEVER knew what was coming next. Usually I think some twists are predictable and cliché, but this was nothing of the sort. A complex and deceitful story about an extremely toxic relationship between a mother and daughter. There’s so much I could say, but I think you should just read this book for yourself. If you love thrillers, suspense, twists, and vengeance - then you’ll love this book. It’s easy to follow, short chapters (my personal fav!), and just enough characters to keep the book complex and interesting. It will hold your attention and keep you fully engaged. It also challenges your own introspective thoughts. You really reason with the characters, Maggie in particular, and why people make the choices they do. I would love to have learned a little more about what happened after the ending of the story, but I think it was a full circle moment. I can see why the author chose to end it right there and leave you like 🤯🤯🤯. Also, this story shows how sometimes a mother’s love can be too much of a good thing. GREAT ploy and I’m so glad I read this book. It was a new style of thriller that has me wanting to read more John Marrs books!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting

Moderate: Gore, Pedophilia, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Blood, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury

authoramandajayne's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Dementia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Incest, Pedophilia, Fire/Fire injury

mwebz13's review against another edition

2.0

dark fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Islamophobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

amethyst15's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Infertility, Suicide, Terminal illness, Medical content, Dementia, Abortion, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

pandesal's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping