Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Vicious by V.E. Schwab

31 reviews

jenna36's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

1.0

This book felt really pointless to me, and I already dislike V.E. Schwab's writing style so this book was a recipe for disaster for me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

cristinaa's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? No

4.0

The best read to start fall with. 
The psychopaths in this book are TOP TIER 👑

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

marthadude's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Self harm, and Stalking

acrea17's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Wow I l loved this book! It was genre bending (fantasy / sci-fi / thriller) and was so easy to get into. All the characters are so flawed and there’s so many morally grey characters and situations that keep you on your toes and make you unsure who you should root for (the answer is probably no one but the characters are so murky that there’s no clear line for so much of the book.) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Police brutality

Minor: Abandonment and Addiction

li_reading's review

adventurous dark fast-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

3.75

Really well written, but the characters are largely unlikeable, I didn’t find myself rooting for anyone so the tension dissipated.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Child death, Drug use, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Abandonment, Car accident, Confinement, and Medical content

unboxedjack's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Suicide

Minor: Animal death and Child death

oktuber's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-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

3.0

The pacing at the beginning of the book was pretty slow. It seemed as though the author was trying to avoid writing just an origin story and instead telling that origin through flashbacks. But this led to every single thing that would have been mysterious, such as whether they will actually become ExtraOrdinaries or what certain character’s powers are, being easily spotted chapters before the big “reveal.” The ending was great, going from about the middle of the book onward, but the beginning was underwhelming. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Stalking, Religious bigotry, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, and Drug use

davyjones'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Toxic relationship, and Self harm

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture

dari's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Graphic: Animal death and Torture

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Self harm

forestthieves's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Brilliant. I found myself falling more and more in love with Victor's character, and once I reached the halfway mark I didn't stop until I finished the book. I loved the pacing and the snippets of information until everything came into context. Lots of morally grey and outright evil characters.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, and Self harm

Minor: Alcoholism, Animal death, Child death, Cursing, and Emotional abuse