Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Nocturna by Maya Motayne

15 reviews

jjvaldezbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

some cliche moments but I really enjoyed my time. Ignacio was a truly monstrous villain but in a terrifyingly human way and DAMN  did that hit the spot 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, and Stalking

Minor: Cursing and Colonisation

corabookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Moving this book closer to 5 stars because it's exactly what it's supposed to be: a YA fantasy debut, with a couple flaws but vivid characters, adorable banter, and an exciting plot packed full of tension and battles and magic. Loved re-reading it in preparation for the new book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

SPOILERS! - Alfie's brother was killed not long before the events of the book, and much of the story focuses on him handling his grief and anger. Alcohol is one of his coping mechanisms. - Finn's parents were killed by the man who took her in afterwards. He abused her as a child physically and emotionally. He forced her to kill other people she got close with. Brief descriptions of children killing children. - Otherwise, mostly fantasy violence and death. Main characters are injured multiple times. Lots of people die and stuff.

crml's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Mental illness, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Colonisation and Classism

jacquibear's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Minor: Child death, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Alcohol

fromjuliereads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging funny hopeful reflective 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? Yes

3.5

I really liked the characters and the premise. I especially loved the weaving of Spanish into the conversations and that it is the language of magic! The only reason I cannot rate it higher is because I found the pacing off. Through the middle of the book, I found myself not as eager to pick it up. The beginning had me fully engaged and of course the ending. But the middle I struggled with a little bit. 

Anyways. I think this story can actually stand alone so I'm determining if I will continue on! I originally thought it was a duology but it looks like it will at least be a trilogy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Suicide, and Abandonment

tinysierra's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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? Yes

3.75

-This book did not come with a trigger warning but boy did it need one. I personally don’t need trigger warnings but I know anyone who has had a bad relationship with their parents would probably really benefit from a warning about the emotional and physical abuse and clear manipulation from a (wannabe) parental like figure. 
-I have a soft spot for sassy thieves or fox type tricksters. Finn was such a treat. 
-The characters in general were easy to like. Except for the antagonist, of course. His dialogue was very realistic manipulation.
-The ending made sense but it felt too convenient and too easily solved.
-It was repetitive at times
-I liked the card game part of the book, it was an interesting piece of the world. I also liked the way the Magic was described.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

itstheesilvie's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.25

I really loved this book. If you’re looking for a Hispanic magical realism this series is for you.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse

kaitlinlovesbooks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

mals_library's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Cursing, Vomit, Alcohol, Colonisation, and Classism

rosejoy's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent