Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

One of Us Knows by Alyssa Cole

7 reviews

sariereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Confinement, Racism, Violence, Murder, Blood, Child abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Classism, Death, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Pregnancy and Pandemic/Epidemic

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Mental illness, Murder, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Racial slurs, Grief, Sexual violence, Confinement, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Classism, Colonisation, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

lbelow's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense

5.0

This book is over the top my best book of the year. Maybe of the decade! Every now and again, there's a book you just click with, and this was it for me. Ken's prickly personality and how she comes to realize she is worth kindness and happiness in the end; her contentious relationship with Solomon; the brittle-to-breaking emotional state of everyone in the system and how it ramped up the tension of everything that happened; that layered mystery about past and present, inner and outer worlds, and how they overlapped. I've long been a fan of Alyssa Cole, and she proves in this book her mastery of storytelling! 

Mind the triggers, and happy reading! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, Murder, Gore, Gaslighting, Sexism, Classism, Cursing, Blood, Racism, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Hate crime, Lesbophobia, Death, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Ableism, Misogyny, and Violence

Minor: Suicide attempt and Abandonment

paronomaniac's review

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Sexual violence, Child abuse, Racism, and Ableism

Minor: Death of parent, Abandonment, and Gun violence

devynreadsnovels's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Alcoholism, Death, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Racism, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Stalking, Addiction, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Racial slurs, Sexism, Alcohol, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Classism, Murder, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Lesbophobia, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Cursing, Gun violence, Misogyny, Abandonment, Blood, Kidnapping, Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual harassment

uranaishi's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexism, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Abandonment, Classism, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Pandemic/Epidemic, Blood, Gun violence, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual violence

Minor: Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Gore, Stalking, Chronic illness, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Infidelity, Lesbophobia, Rape, Animal cruelty, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Drug use, Cultural appropriation, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Slavery, War, Ableism, Alcohol, and Sexual content

leahjanespeare's review against another edition

slow-paced

4.0

Okay I don't read too many thrillers but I can easily say I haven't read one like this before! It's unsettling, spooky, and, well, thrilling to say the least. Mental illness plays a big role and there's a very unreliable narrator, so brace yourself. While the book was entirely different from what I was expecting going in, I am so glad it surprised me!

Also, this may be triggering to people affected by covid, and while I appreciated the inclusion of it sometimes it was hard to read just from my own personal experience from the pandemic. 

And it's queer! whooo

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Pandemic/Epidemic

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse