Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Don't Tell a Soul by Kirsten Miller

4 reviews

bea_reads_books's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Addiction, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Sexism

Minor: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Animal death, Alcohol, and Suicide

rehamreadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

serenadoodles_'s review

adventurous funny hopeful mysterious fast-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

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

caidyn's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

I received an ARC through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review!

The second I saw that this was a Rebecca-esque retelling, I got very interested. It seems that the 2020s are the revival of Daphne du Maurier so far! And this one was really good. It blended in modernized gothic horror elements with YA tropes. I also liked how this tackled multiple difficult topics that teens commonly face. From parental death to drug use to sexual assault, etc. It really balanced things well. With all the difficult themes, it never felt too heavy for me as a reader and I thought everything was handled very well. Definitely a book that I'll want on my shelf as a finished product!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Death