Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

What the Woods Took by Courtney Gould

24 reviews

johncarter's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault

insincerelycait's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Sexual assault

shayh's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This story had a great atmosphere and strong believable characters. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Sexual assault

joliebean's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

caidyn's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Wow, a fantastic read. At first I thought it'd be too much like Natalie C. Parker's Come Out, Come out. But this was entirely different and just as chilling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse and Sexual assault

Minor: Drug use

cleot's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body horror and Religious bigotry

Wilderness therapy,

past foster abuse, past csa, doppelganger horror, doppelgangers take form of people most likely to cause psychological torture, intentional triggering

kammitrout's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Someone says creepy woods and I’m there. 

This book was a rollercoaster of emotions: I laughed, I cried, I wanted to hit something, I wanted to hide. All in all, a book to really think about long after the last page.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Violence

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual assault

gueniverefey's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

dougyounkin's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

maryamthehobbit's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

The mystery in this kept pulling me in! I kept thinking I knew how it would end and then there would be so much story left. Such a creepy monster in the woods. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

Minor: Sexual assault