Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Penance by Eliza Clark

123 reviews

bisexualbookshelf's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Childhood sexual assault trigger warning

applesodaperson's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This book was definitely good, but honestly not quite as good as expected. It was not as good as Boy Parts in opinion. Some more random thoughts that I had were that this would have been good as an audio book, like listening to a real true crime podcast. Also I feel like the character of Vance Diamond was totally based on Jimmy Savile, a real life celebrity pedophile in the UK. Also, I felt like I was the exact target demographic for this book, because I seriously understood all the niche internet references in this. Also, the characters did not feel incredibly realistic. But yeah it was good just not amazing or perfect.
Read from the Provo library.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Murder, Torture, and Child abuse

Moderate: Ableism and Homophobia

Minor: Rape

whatlexysaid's review against another edition

challenging dark informative mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Alcohol, Murder, Violence, Drug use, Cursing, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Mass/school shootings, Eating disorder, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Torture, and Child death

aliyachaudhry's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Racism, Torture, Cursing, Drug use, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Lesbophobia, Murder, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Blood, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Sexual assault, Biphobia, Gore, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Vomit, Ableism, Suicide, Pedophilia, and Incest

Minor: Self harm and Eating disorder

laurataylor's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Child abuse, Suicide, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Gore, Animal cruelty, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Lesbophobia

chronicacademia's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

An incredible, uncomfortable, horrifying dissection of the true crime genre and its “fandoms.” A must read for anyone who consumes true crime. 

Adding a content warning for necrophilia as well as the content warnings listed below. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, Toxic friendship, Ableism, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Racism, Child death, Death, Misogyny, Alcohol, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Gore, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Incest, Lesbophobia, Mass/school shootings, and Medical content

sarah984's review against another edition

dark funny medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was fine, it captured the voices of the teens and (most of) the internet culture of the era really well, but I do think it fell into its own trap a bit in over focusing on the perpetrators without a lot of self awareness, and a few things about the internet culture of the time are inaccurate in a way that annoyed me (especially the assertion about ao3 because I think the truth actually adds to the book's point). The twist is so obvious from pretty much the beginning that the epilogue feels like a joke.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Murder, Toxic friendship, Violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Mass/school shootings

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Death, Homophobia, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicide, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Classism, Gore, Body shaming, Vomit, Addiction, Alcohol, Kidnapping, and Medical content

Minor: Death of parent, Rape, Drug use, Racism, Eating disorder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Abortion, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, and Confinement

libraryofblood's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Graphic: Bullying, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Eating disorder, Child abuse, and Suicide

Minor: Racism and Homophobia

velvet_young's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Body shaming, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Classism, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

mattieallen's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Graphic: Body shaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Bullying, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Murder, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Classism