Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The September House by Carissa Orlando

195 reviews

magikorbert's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

ultimately, i'm satisfied with this story. howver, the tropes and cliches it relies on up until a certain point really grind my fricken gears. its so frustrating, it makes you want to put that shit down and not pick it up again. also, maybe this is harsh, but catherine is so severely unlikeable. obviously she has many issues but she says fucking terrible things to her mom that, for a 30 year old woman, are so damn out of line. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Mental illness

Minor: Suicide and Forced institutionalization

mjanehastings's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

4.25

Lots of Triggers approach with caution 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

mschelseawood's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Self harm and Suicide

christracy776's review

dark emotional funny mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

wittymombooklover's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Violence

snsimms22's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, and Violence

siobhanward's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I know this one was divisive for a lot of folks, but I really liked it. Honestly, with the cost of houses, I'd seriously consider staying in one that was incredibly haunted. I can deal with bleeding walls for a month if it means home ownership.

Anyway, that aside, this was really creepy. I wish there had been more time given to why the hauntings were happening, since the explanation felt kind of rushed during a really climactic moment. However, I'll give Orlando points back because I really like how she ended the book and have to admit that I didn't see it coming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

nolipsburton's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

Darkly beautiful, the ending was a nice catharsis but felt a little rushed. Really good take on a haunted house story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Violence, and Blood

deelynn84's review

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Mental illness

korikam's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail