Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

دوشیزگان by Alex Michaelides

151 reviews

jennsp's review against another edition

2.75

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

oliviakennedy21's review against another edition

3.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death

sadiefc's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Blood, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Grief, Suicide attempt

lindseyhall44's review against another edition

4.25

dark 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness

kikis_shelf's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death

km_loves_books's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Abandonment, Alcohol

jasminewright's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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NO BECAUSE THIS WAS SO EFFING CRAZY. This year, I have been on a really big kick of contemporary retellings of Greek Mythology. I must say, I wasn't quite expecting the books to be this dark and twisted but I was totally into it. I don't normally re-read books, but I would read this again just to pick up on some things that I missed before. The twist was absolutely shocking. I mean, I was totally shook. The writing was great and entertaining from beginning to end. The short chapters are a favorite of mine. I will say, check the trigger warnings before reading this book because there are a lot of dark things that occur. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment

readbybess's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Violence, Stalking, Murder

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

2.0

dark informative mysterious sad tense slow-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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This slogged on for the first 140 pages and I almost DNF'd a bunch of times. This was, for the most part, so boring that I wanted to cry. It hit its stride *sort of* toward the middle and end, but God, these characters were flat, the perpetrator of the murders was too predictable for me (though, to the book's credit, the reasoning behind it was not). One thing I did really like was the incorporation of literature and Greek Mythology in the narrative, but Overall, this really felt like a waste of time. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Infertility, Sexual content

Minor: Self harm, Xenophobia

scbarr's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Loved the atmosphere and the writing style of the book. There is a twist which I don’t know was completely necessary. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Gore, Self harm, Blood, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship