Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

135 reviews

funktious's review

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Well this was just fun, like a good action movie in book form. 

It contains an awful lot of child torture and murder, so check the warnings carefully. It’s all very Buffy-like, though, and I’d recommend it as being something refreshingly different to a lot of mainstream SFF right now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Torture, Animal death, Suicide, Child abuse, and Death

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Murder

Minor: Rape

heyitsmehyuppers's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This book was so incredibly interesting.  So interesting that I’m actually having a hard time putting it into words. I never at any given time, knew where this book was going. 

I think my only real complaint is that I would like to have seen more of the drama on the Librarian’s side in addition to the outsider perspectives we are given. There wasn’t really much explanation for how things went down and I would’ve liked to see more of that. 

I will definitely be looking out for more Scott Hawkin’s books. 

I will say that this book is not for the faint of heart, as one of the main plot points and character motivations is child abuse, and abuse in general. If you’re looking for something spooky / horror-eque, this book doesn’t really have that. It is almost a murder mystery with fantasy entwined.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Drug use

Minor: Rape

andrew_matteson's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Suicidal thoughts, War, Violence, Drug use, Abandonment, Rape, Gun violence, Blood, Murder, Suicide, Sexual assault, Gore, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Death of parent, Death, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Body horror, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

Moderate: Self harm, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Genocide, Cannibalism, and Kidnapping

bwoo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Torture, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape

zeroschatz's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Gore, Torture, and Suicide

Moderate: Rape

erikabites's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Torture

Minor: Rape

ana_vargas's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Animal cruelty, Gore, Blood, Torture, Body horror, Bullying, War, Violence, Animal death, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

helenleone's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Bullying, Torture, Murder, Gun violence, Death of parent, Blood, War, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Animal death, Suicide, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Rape, and Drug use

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Confinement, Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Car accident, Police brutality, Grief, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Cursing, and Fire/Fire injury

kasssidyy's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This was so good. And gory. But very very interesting. Please do not ask my what happened, I have absolutely not one fathomable clue. 

This felt like a scary dream but in the best way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, Suicide, and Torture

kagedbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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This was so good. It blew me away. Fantasy with a horror lean to it. Basically a gods adopted children trying to survive when he goes missing. It’s hard to say more without spoilers

Also I’m not sure if this was a random stroke of enlightenment or what but the only other thing he’s written are some early computer manuals lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death, and Torture