Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Devil's Creek by Todd Keisling

3 reviews

roguereads's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A genuine 5-star read.
I don’t often visualize while reading, but this was like watching a movie in my head. Slow, creeping dread; the perfect slow burn that becomes a raging inferno. Pacing was perfect, atmospheric as heck, and the characters kept you locked in. A Perfect Horror Novel. Period.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Child death

TW for cults, religious trauma, child abuse, and child death. The last two aren’t heavily featured, but are briefly to moderately mentioned and described.

good_peony's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

jules_withaxe's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Racism