Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Le temps des sorcières by Alix E. Harrow

68 reviews

copyright1999's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful reflective tense slow-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

4.5

[Full review to be later posted.]
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https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0hhc2Nw66KGVS2Tw0yT40t?si=HxVoL-Z4Szmj2ZRhidsUBA

I create playlists for all novels that I read and find enjoyable; as such, I have created a playlist for The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow. Please, feel free to listen to the playlist linked above as you read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Violence, Blood, Death, Police brutality, and Torture

Moderate: Abandonment, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Racism, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Transphobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, and Physical abuse

Minor: Ableism, Dysphoria, and Abortion

smoothgoat's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Pregnancy, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Classism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Police brutality, Racism, and Torture

Minor: Abortion, Animal death, Cultural appropriation, Miscarriage, Slavery, Transphobia, Ableism, Addiction, Blood, Colonisation, Infidelity, Outing, Rape, and Sexual content

mae_dexter_author's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Animal death

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Transphobia

rachelgronbach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Sexual harassment

geilie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Outing, Racism, and Sexual harassment

ekmook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional slow-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Sexism

theespressoedition's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful slow-paced

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

4.0

This book. Honestly, I could just stop my review right there because it says it all. THIS BOOK. It has so much power, so much angst, so much feminism, so much history, and so much truth (even though it's a work of fiction).

While the pace might be almost painfully slow, the way it's written is absolutely breathtaking. I hope to do a reread of this in the future because I felt like I needed to rush through it this time around due to it needing to go back to the library really quickly (the only negative side to borrowing books rather than buying them). I know I missed things because I had to skim sometimes to get through it, but I honestly didn't feel like I was lacking anything even at the very end. It was incredibly written.

My first book by Harrow was The Ten Thousand Doors of January, and I immediately fell in love with the whimsy and depth that somehow corresponded so beautifully throughout the story. This felt the same way. There were moments of fantastical insanity (in a good way) but then also times that had my eyes getting glassy with tears.

If you're looking for a really phenomenal, queer, empowered, witchy read - this is it. Seriously, so good.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Torture

Moderate: Abortion, Blood, Cursing, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Racism, and Sexual harassment

mo345's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Ableism, Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Slavery, and Violence

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

odonate's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Outing, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, and Torture

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

Once and Future Witches is a fine book. Best for people who prefer books with minimal world building or character growth. The cast of characters is diverse which is one of the best things there is to say. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Medical content, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Abortion, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Outing