Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

This Is Not a Test by Courtney Summers

7 reviews

c_dmckinney's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Suicide attempt, Violence, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Confinement, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child death, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Murder, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, and War

lovesickreadings's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Child abuse

ghostlyprince's review

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Child death, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Car accident and Ableism

lauraeerika's review

challenging dark emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

WHAT THE FUCK COURTNEY WHAT?? 🤨🤨🤨🤨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Medical content, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Grief

paulinalq's review

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Suicide

meri's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence

This is a zombie apocalypse book but it’s not about the zombie apocalypse. It’s about grief and depression. Surviving vs wanting to live. It is a heavy book but a good one with a lot of emotional grown from the mc and how she deals with multiple traumas, the dead, and choices that aren’t always good. Even when you are safe you aren’t always safe from the monsters that live inside your head.

ghost_cat99's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Violence, and Gun violence

Moderate: Child abuse and Physical abuse