Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Teddy by Jason Rekulak

54 reviews

katerinatroyanovich's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

2.0

On the surface this book was fine. It was a page turner, went quickly, kept me guessing. The addition of illustrations throughout was an intriguing idea that added an element of creepiness that I enjoyed. But I can’t get the weird micro aggressions out of my head: Stereotypical characters of color like caricatures - you’re going to make the one Latinx family landscapers that have all mission style furniture? And the one Asian character draw whiskers on her face and love anime? Also weird ideas about atheism - I’ve never met an atheist who was so intense about not celebrating holidays or letting their kid believe in the tooth fairy. Nor have I met an atheist that is happy to show their five year old graphic anatomy books that ALSO explain anal sex and cunnilingus. Wtf? And am I crazy or did the author manage to squeeze in an opinion on the gender binary? Was this transphobic? I don’t even know what I just read. Damn.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Murder, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Transphobia, Addiction, and Racism

sarahjx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Racism, Death of parent, and Child death

dfriend12's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Death, Child abuse, and Murder

carlaa_aa's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Classism, Gaslighting, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

edilyaaang's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Some decisions made my the FMC in this book frustrated me but other than that, this book was a great read. I love the twist near the end. The way it ended never crossed my mind. I love how despite it being a 300+ page book, it was a very quick read and it had me on the edge of my seat once the story gained momentum. It wasn't really scary so I guess I would categorize this as more of a thriller than horror

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Drug abuse, Addiction, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Blood, Death, Drug use, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Grief, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Car accident, Cursing, Dementia, Stalking, Transphobia, and Racism

thatonecatmom's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction

Moderate: Child abuse, Grief, and Death

mia_faller's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Child abuse

Minor: Gun violence and Death

stormeno's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Addiction

Moderate: Grief, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Classism, Gun violence, Murder, Death, Gaslighting, and Kidnapping

kapplebees's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

I really enjoyed it, tore right through it. The twist actually got me!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Kidnapping, and Addiction

Moderate: Drug use, Murder, Sexual harassment, and Child abuse

Minor: Infertility and Car accident

fireflyhollow's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Murder, Drug use, Addiction, Grief, Alcohol, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, and Drug abuse

Moderate: Infertility