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arielthereader's review against another edition
3.25
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
sarahefeen's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Murder
bhard07's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
emfo5777's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Blood
Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Murder, and Gaslighting
Minor: Vomit and Cannibalism
katkatz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Murder
Moderate: Blood and Injury/Injury detail
mazzreads86's review against another edition
- 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
3.5
There is definitely some major content warnings that readers need to be aware of ahead of time, and I think that they are somewhat reflective of the time it was written (late 90's) - not to say that rape, sexual assualt, and paedophilia weren't a big deal at the time, but that writers weren't as aware of how problematic including those topics in their books could be.
I definitely wouldn't recommend this to anyone under 18 to read, and would make sure to warn anyone that there are some quite graphic descriptions included, I definitely skip over those sections when I reread.
Getting past all that, the basic story is really interesting and the characters are wonderful, especially as you move in to the next 2 books and beyond (one of my favourite characters is introduced in book 2 - kiss kiss!). I think that Jaenelle & Daemon's relationship is actually the least interesting/likeable, and is somewhat problematic, but the rest are fantastic.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, and Suicide attempt
kayteebee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
Graphic: Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, and Violence
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Child death
zia_c's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
I'd goosebumps reading half of the time and the other half I can't even go through a sentence.
I want everyone in this book to just drop dead except for the sweet, sweet Jenelle and all those innocent children.
I wish every sick fuck die a horrible death in the next book.
╰➝ 3rd person pov
╰➝ Poorly constructed world
╰➝ No time set/ language set
╰➝ Pedophilia, Rape, Slavery
Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Vomit, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail
ratproofed's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Trafficking, Grief, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail
jj7twin's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Abandonment
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, and Kidnapping