Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone

37 reviews

britt_coin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

4.25

Impeccably imaginative and tragic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Child abuse, and Violence

emilylouise_g's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness and Child abuse

sonderiism's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Incest and Adult/minor relationship

keirahelena_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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: Sexual assault, Incest, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism and Suicide

megwilli's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Incest

jasminedann's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Incest

meastoyles's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Incest, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death and Murder

anmariefweeks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Loved this one

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Rape

anna_mayes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

Mirrorland by Carole Johnstone 

 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 

 

“‘Because stealing someone else’s air is how you breathe.” 

 

I love love LOVE this book!! I was slightly confused for a majority of this book, but I honestly don’t care because it all came together in the end and was amazing! Carole Johnstone is incredibly creative and wrote an original plot that sucked me in. Mirrorland and the old house are also characters in this story. Quite complex ones at that. I wanted to be in the house and Mirrorland, but I soon became scared of them. There were moments that sent chills up my spine. I wanted to know the ending, but I also didn’t want it to end. The ending pulls everything together and shows how powerful the imagination can be. I feel like Mirrorland also discusses how different individuals respond to trauma. El and Cat are mirror twins, but their responses to trauma are vastly different. One blocks it out, while the other remembers everything vividly. I stumbled across this book on Goodreads and I’m glad I did because it was spectacular. I got my copy from the library, but I honestly might buy one so that I can reread it! 

 

I could go on and on, but I’ll just leave it at that! If you’re reading this, then I recommend Mirrorland for you. 

 

CW: Murder, Suicide, Abuse, Child Abuse, Sexual Assault

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Sexual assault

verystarry's review against another edition

dark funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Child abuse, Incest, Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Gaslighting