Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Change by Kirsten Miller

80 reviews

maggienack's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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A dark tale of women who have developed supernatural powers and how they use them to seek Justice for teenage girls who have been murdered. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment

sarahflanders's review

3.75

emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Classism

amandaboyer's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

midwest_to_mountains_bookworm's review

3.75

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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3.75 stars for me.

There were parts of this book that I really loved: the friendships, the magic interwoven throughout the story, the female comradrie and the suspense. I didn't love the misandrist perspective strongly present throughout the whole story. The idea that ALL men are like the Epstein-esque monsters in the book, was too much for me and I couldn't get past it. I did enjoy the audiobook, January LaVoy did an incredible job narrating this story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment

mandi_lea's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Classism

barbsantos's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is revenge porn with magic! I love how the women embrace their powers after menopause, when society says that women lose their value. There is a lot of pain and sadness in this book, but there is also payment, justice, and revenge.
It is very well crafted, I have no complaints about the writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Misogyny, Violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual violence, Trafficking

ms_elchert's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Police brutality, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Infidelity, Alcohol

Minor: Blood, Vomit, Religious bigotry, Alcohol

cazastrophe's review

4.0

adventurous challenging dark funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Police brutality, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

cherryblossomgirl's review against another edition

0.5

sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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I hated this book. The dialogue felt very fake, there were way too many characters, and the book is 200 pages longer than it needed to be. Great premise, terrible execution. Also the Black character felt like a token - the author included her to be "diverse" without actually making her feel like an authentic Black character. The "diversity" in this book felt very performative.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Trafficking

annabelle's review

3.75

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

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A good revenge fantasy with a sprinkle of the supernatural. I enjoyed the story as a whole, though I did see the twist coming. I don’t mind that since it was done well. The plot was interesting and the pacing was good considering the length of the book. It didn’t lag anywhere and the story built up well. The characters were compelling, and I was rooting for them to complete their vengeance. 

While there are some magical realism/supernatural elements, so much of the story is realistic in how adults and the systems we have fail vulnerable women. I appreciated how that was a focus of the story and the book stressed how these girls deserve respect. It was definitely a violent book, yet not overindulgent in describing the graphic details of the horrors these young girls experienced which I appreciated.

Some moments did get a little girlboss-y feminism at times, but I don’t think it was too bad overall. I appreciate some unapologetically angry women enacting revenge. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use