Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Penance by Kanae Minato

14 reviews

oceanserenade's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

the story is interesting and it gets more and more complicated, the pov of each character is amazing and their emotions described really well. but, i'm a little bit disappointed bcs there's no description about the motives. but then again, the story itself is more focus on each character's "sin" towards this girl and how it weighs them until they grow up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Murder, and Child abuse

_nne's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

Moderate: Rape, Child abuse, Child death, and Pedophilia

Minor: Body shaming, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

dosxhime's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Incest, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, and Death

Moderate: Suicide and Self harm

chemicallykat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.25

Holy shit

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Rape, Child death, Child abuse, Death, and Sexual assault

biaseelaender's review

dark mysterious sad 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? Yes

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Torture, Rape, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Classism, Child abuse, Incest, Toxic friendship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Self harm, and Stalking

harureads's review

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

4.0

Reading this book right before going to sleep was not a fantastic idea but I still thoroughly enjoyed it. This story centres around a child, Emily, who is memorialised through her murder in a small town. The book's epistolary format showed the thought process of each child that had witnessed the murder and how the consequences led them all to become murderers. I enjoyed how Minato spruced up these twists between each narrative and how their lives, after being separated, had become so interconnected. I just thought that the continuation of each person harming or causing the death of someone was a bit forced, especially since it seemed like all those incidents happened in the same timeline. The story was a reflection of how the death of someone can alter the course of the lives of people even though in a fast-paced world where every day there is a new crime, those deaths become forgotten, albeit their reality was horrifying. I personally enjoyed the grim facet of the novel and also the way I could feel as if a different person was writing each chapter just as the author intended I suppose.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Rape

august_18's review

dark mysterious 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

Graphic: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Child death, Suicide, Murder, and Grief

Moderate: Stalking, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

Minor: Miscarriage, Infertility, Body shaming, Car accident, and Sexism

yellowatelier's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness

jaezel's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Classism, Rape, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Suicide

shivanisawarkar's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, and Murder