Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins

4 reviews

reedandright's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Stalking, Death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Kidnapping

Minor: Excrement, Racism, Gaslighting, Torture, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Car accident, Cursing, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Vomit, and Infertility

rosesofthespring's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

I'm using spoiler tags because the main threat of the book is not revealed until deep into the page count. Aside from revealing the threat and my issues with it, the spoilers are minimal and do not pertain to the plot.

A thrilling quick read. My rating would be higher if

the actions of the villains weren't immediately blamed on their bad (addict, sex worker) mothers. Most of the book is so delightfully anti-sexism, then it trips and falls into the "the bad actions of men can be blamed on failed women" trope. Ms. Perkins, you didn't have to do that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Sexism, Cursing, Gore, Gun violence, Body horror, Animal death, Grief, Kidnapping, Violence, Rape, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Vomit, Blood, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Excrement, Infidelity, Pedophilia, and Torture

Minor: Classism and Infertility

niamhkerr45's review against another edition

dark 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Sexual assault

madarauchiha's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

 ✨🌠 my about / byf / CW info carrd: uchiha-madara 🌠✨

It was ok. The writing was pretty and well done, but nothing especial to write home about. I think I'd like it more if I knew it wasnt horror but a thriller. You know, despite what the book summary might say. There's zero paranormal or supernatural shit happening. Also the classism shit about the Bad Guys being

poor survivors of childhood abuse, low class yokels being rapist murderers

is shitty.

It took an hour to read. Easy peasy.

Major alcohol, animal death, bone fractures, child abuse, death, domestic abuse, foot trauma, gore, gore, gun violence, injuries, serial killers, sexual assault, unsanitary, violence, whorephobia

medium car crashes, classism, grief, menstruation, murder, rape

minor alcohol use, colonization, excrement, menstruation, parent death, sexual content, unsanitary, usa confederacy

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Animal death, Child abuse, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident, Classism, Grief, Murder, and Rape

Minor: Alcohol, Colonisation, Death of parent, Excrement, Racism, and Sexual content