Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Midnattssol by Stephenie Meyer

5 reviews

ee1000's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Wow it’s been a while since I visited the world of Twilight. When I was a teen and at the height of Twilight mania, the first few chapters or Midnight Sun were posted online. I remember reading them with my friends and it’s wild that now, 15 years later, I’m reading that finished book.

Returning to Twilight as an adult is wild. I remember the story and the plot but some of the dialogue and the decisions the characters make now really threw me looking at things from the perspective as an adult. Edward and Bella are written like middle aged adults. It’s something that I didn’t really notice as a kid, but now I did laugh a few times wondering why these two have the most generic answers for their favorite things.

I liked seeing more of Alice and the rest of the Cullen’s in this book, that was the best part of the story. 

Edward though, is unhinged. The amount of murder and soul contemplation in this book is so much higher than I’d expected. It made me cringe a bit. 

I wasn’t really surprised by any of the events of this book, but it was a nostalgic trip back to my childhood. There’s plenty of laughs and WTF moments in this book to keep a previous “Twi-Hard” entertained for a couple days at least. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse and Sexual harassment

jerbarger's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.75

Was this totally unnecessary? Like, yeah, probably. But I enjoyed it so much. It’s worth it, just to see Edward’s POV, especially in regard to how he interacts with his family and the extent of what his powers can do. That car chase scene? Epic. If they do make the TV show (I hope they don’t), then they totally need to draw from MIDNIGHT SUN. I’d only recommend this if you’re already a huge TWILIGHT fan.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Blood, Death, Violence, and Cultural appropriation

Moderate: Murder, Classism, Infertility, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Animal death, Child abuse, Stalking, Torture, and Vomit

unloveliest's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Sexual harassment, Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, and Car accident

Moderate: Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Animal death, Cultural appropriation, Child abuse, Racism, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Grief, Cursing, and Confinement

cdt96's review against another edition

challenging dark funny slow-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

3.5

Though a great addition to the saga, Edwards constant self loathing becomes tedious. Overall though a good read, took some time to gain progress as it's slow to start. Having not read the books since 2010, the return to the twilight universe was nostalgic and warm. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Stalking, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Car accident, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Abandonment, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Forced institutionalization

nick13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny slow-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

1.0

The worst Boo I've ever read was Twilight New Moon. That was until this novel.
I don't think I've been so frustrated and I bored at the same time while reading a book as I was while reading Midnight Sun. There is just list upon list of pointless descriptions and the there are parts where it brushes past things I'd actually like to know, every thought Edward (and everyone else for that matter) is written which I wouldn't mind except for the fact that it is all the same damn thing over and over again, the dialogue is clumsy at best, Edward is still a terrible boyfriend who never gets better, and so much more i can't even begin to describe. 
This book was an absolute chore, so much so that it made me stop reading for several days at times because it just made me sad. It is so slow at times I literally began to fall asleep and it is so bloated full of needless description that it feels like a textbook. Jesus christ, this is the textbook of Twilight.
With this final review of the Twilight series, I can now tell you to never read any of these books. Watch the movies if you was to watch some funnily bad movies but other than that, avoid this series like the plague, especially this book. 
I'm serious, don't read this book no matter what, it will ruin you.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Child abuse, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts