Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier

85 reviews

alexcbrown's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Death, Blood, Domestic abuse, and Murder

melmertsis's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Blood, Body shaming, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

hellokatya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.75

i absolutely loved this book and was completely engrossed. it was so difficult to put down and gave me a few day’s worth of lost sleep. i highly Highly recommend this book. i definitely saw (one of the bigger) plot twists a while before, but that is no where near a complaint; the author was so fantastic at leaving breadcrumbs so that it was extremely satisfying to find out you were right. 
my only gripes are:
1. 

I wish the elsie reveal had happened earlier or been longer. especially the aftermath, very much told rather than shown; but i was very glad to have had closure on that and it made complete sense.

2.

the confrontation with ruby shouldve also been longer. it had been 25 years and she had so much pent up rage, how did it go so quickly? i guess to an extent she wanted it to be over with and didn’t want to stoop to her mother’s level, but it would’ve made for a better send off.

overall, had it not been for those two preferences, this book is a 5/5. absolutely enthralling.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Rape, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Child abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Trafficking, and Fire/Fire injury

katiejohns's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Rape, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death

Moderate: Xenophobia and Dementia

britt_thebookworm's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Sexual assault

Moderate: Mental illness, Abandonment, Grief, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Rape, and Pedophilia

amandabooktopia's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Drug abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Cursing, Dementia, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, and Violence

mkzach's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Suicide, Sexual assault, Self harm, Rape, Pedophilia, Grief, Incest, and Dementia

bekah1210's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Addiction

Minor: Drug use, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Racial slurs, and Infidelity

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Murder, Sexual assault, Addiction, Drug use, Blood, Mental illness, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Domestic abuse, Cancer, Cursing, Violence, Suicide, Infidelity, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Gun violence

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Pedophilia, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Drug use, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Murder, Drug abuse, and Fire/Fire injury