Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

6 reviews

bxnny's review against another edition

i might come back to this one but the pacing for this is slower than i wanted, and i have other books more promising than this. i still love the premise, setting & characters, book is a solid 4.5 stars right now, i just don’t have the mindset to read this atm. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Moderate: Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, and Torture

ramakn22's review against another edition

The opening threw me so badly I felt like I couldn't find any piece of the story to latch onto. What I did get through was whimsical and confusing and sounded like it would build into something fantastical, just not for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Violence, Torture, and Animal death

Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, and Suicide

abookwormspov's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Dementia, Suicide, Grief, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Confinement, Violence, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Child abuse

leahbindi's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Torture

spookily's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Death, Murder, and Torture

Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, and Sexual content

unoriginalinspiration's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

5.0

 
“Secrets have power. And that power diminishes when they are shared, so they are best kept and kept well. Sharing secrets, real secrets, important ones, with even one other person, will change them. Writing them down is worse, because who can tell how many eyes might see them inscribed on paper, no matter how careful you might be with it. So it's really best to keep your secrets when you have them, for their own good, as well as yours.”

Trigger Warnings: Blood, Character death, Parental abuse

Review:
This is a beautiful story filled to the brim with magic and romance. This story, told over multiple timelines, might be a little difficult to follow but it ties together so well. The magical realism, the visual imagery, the intrigue and the pace of the book were just some things that really appealed to me. I feel like an extra element of gore would've given this book so much more character. To be honest, I don't have much to say that hasn't been said already. This was an amazing read :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Murder, and Torture