Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Vanished Days by Susanna Kearsley

7 reviews

erinbrenner's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Violence, Trafficking, War, and Deportation

There is one brief scene of attempted pedophilia. If you wish to avoid it, you will want to skip past the scene in which

Archie wakes Lily up in the night of her 10th birthday

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teacupsandfirereads's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

When I first heard of this book, it sounded reminiscent of Outlander and I wasn't sold on that. However, it came highly recommended to me. What are similar between the two is the Scottish landscape and history, beyond that, they were different. I enjoyed the build up in the story and the timelines. The characters were intricate and engaging. At times, I felt a little bit lost in the timelines, but enjoyed Lily's earlier years more interesting. Overall and enjoyable read, but not sure I will pick up the rest of the books in theh series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, and Colonisation

Minor: Pedophilia, Slavery, Trafficking, and War

thecharmofit's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Minor: Pedophilia

amberraysofdawn's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

mairead_parade's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-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? Yes

3.5

Kearsley doles out this plot very sparingly, which can make it hard to get your footing but ultimately results in some very satisfying reveals and twists. I could have used a little more hand-holding to understand the resolution as there is a lot going on, but I still enjoyed it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, and Trafficking

britgirlreading's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, and Colonisation

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Slavery, and War

ridesthesun's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-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? Yes

5.0

She's done it again 🥺🥺🥺🥺

I don't have words to explain the brilliance of this book. The twists, the history, the threads of this story are woven so artfully, so beautifully. SK's simple, layered style absolutely punches my gut every time. She pulls these little known figures from history, and fleshes them out, tells their stories, so that they won't be forgotten. Absolute brilliance.

Also I'm pretty sure I would die for Lily, that she would never see another hard day in her life, just saying.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

Minor: Alcohol