Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Wer die Hölle kennt by Leigh Bardugo

26 reviews

meliemelo's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

It's hard to follow up a masterpiece such as Ninth House, and I get the feeling that Hell Bent might have been difficult to read. I found the pace a bit lacking at the start, but it does catch up towards the end of the book, and I preferred the second half overall.

Even though it didn't quite captivate me in the same way Ninth House had (and I had just reread it), I did thoroughly enjoy Hell Bent, and was delighted to get all the characters back. There are some great ideas in there, and I like the way the universe gets expanded, although I felt this same expansion could have been explored a bit more. As I already mentioned, I especially enjoyed the last part, and am looking forward to seeing where it'll go from there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Sexual content, Child abuse, Gore, Bullying, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Stalking, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Confinement, Vomit, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, and Misogyny

aprilbethp's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Murder, Racism, Rape, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Biphobia, Body horror, Child abuse, Colonisation, Sexism, Animal death, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Police brutality, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, and Stalking

Minor: Violence, Trafficking, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

laurenleigh'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? Yes

5.0

Amazing, powerful, fantastic, everything I love about the magic of fiction! This second installment in the series was even darker than Ninth House, which is saying something. The stakes were SO high throughout, and I was constantly wondering how Alex was going to get herself out of this one. It made it quite a page turner. With new adventures, new monsters, and a deeper dive into characters we’ve already been introduced to, this checks all the boxes for a good sequel. There’s a specific location at Yale that plays a huge role in this book, and it absolutely fascinated me. Yale and New Haven are already so delightfully spooky, even without the added fictional magical elements! I REALLY want to visit.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

sarahyjackson's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Mental illness, Animal death, and Gore

Moderate: Alcohol, Child abuse, Abandonment, and Addiction

weyda_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Do I give books too often 5 Stars?? Maybe. But this one deserves it. It was awesome, just amazing, emotional, dark, scary and the characters are so interesting and you care for them. ALSO FINALLY. ykiyk.
I need a next book DESPERATELY. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Gore, Death, Murder, Child abuse, Blood, Drug abuse, Violence, and Grief

Minor: Rape, Excrement, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

jessiereads98's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Death of parent, Gore, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Murder, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Bullying, Police brutality, Torture, Body horror, Cursing, Grief, Gun violence, Confinement, and Racism

Minor: Alcohol, Cancer, Classism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Addiction, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Terminal illness, and Vomit