Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

House of Roots and Ruin by Erin A. Craig

15 reviews

jlchabotte's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Child death, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Abortion, Blood, and Infidelity

Minor: Sexual content, Confinement, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Vomit

witcheep'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Violence, Alcohol, Bullying, Death, and Gaslighting

Minor: Vomit, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Body horror, and Drug use

emilywrayburn's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

I think it's a bit unfair to write a standalone book, and then make the companion story to that one multi-book. Especially when this book didn't need to be anywhere near as long. It was so slow. While the revelations about the Laurent family were nice and gothic horror-y, they were too long coming. I'll admit that while I knew what the cliffhanger was, I still liked the way it was delivered in the text. Having said that, I am not invested enough in the follow-on to be waiting for the next book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Medical trauma, Death, and Body horror

Moderate: Alcohol, Murder, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Rape and Pregnancy

winterhartarts's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Child death, Ableism, Body horror, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Chronic illness, Vomit, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Death of parent, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Gore, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Bullying, Cursing, Torture, Abandonment, Death, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Injury/Injury detail, Acephobia/Arophobia, Sexism, Child abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Infidelity, Abortion, Addiction, Alcohol, Grief, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

emberbhill's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, and Child abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Medical trauma

Minor: Sexual content

foldingthepage_kayleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious slow-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: Abortion, Infertility, Body horror, Confinement, Miscarriage, Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Ableism, Alcohol, Classism, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Infidelity, Torture, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, and Violence

readsavvy's review

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I’m torn on this one - it’s incredibly atmospheric, immersive, gripping, a unnerving gothic fairytale turned horror and the plot twists were well executed. But there’s so many trigger warnings, I can’t call this a light read or easily recommend it without warning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Abortion, Child death, Sexual content, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Chronic illness, Rape, Sexism, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Death of parent, Infertility, Miscarriage, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Classism

ash_bees's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Child abuse, Animal death, Child death, Confinement, Rape, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Murder, Death, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

sunshine_kait's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Miscarriage, Drug use, Grief, Pregnancy, Vomit, Abortion, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

katvou's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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: Alcohol, Gore, Murder, Death, Gaslighting, Child death, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Physical abuse, Torture, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Vomit, Blood, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Drug abuse, and Grief

Minor: Sexual content and Infertility