Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

If You Leave Me by Crystal Hana Kim

5 reviews

sabrielsbell's review

dark sad slow-paced

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

4.25

This is a beautifully written book but man is it sad.  I usually don't go for literary fiction but I flew through this.  The characters are unlikable and there is no happy ending but I couldn't put it down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Alcohol, Grief, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Infidelity, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, and Death

marajoy's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

phenomenal and devastating. i would definitely recommend this but check the content warnings 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Self harm, Mental illness, War, Violence, Sexism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

internationalreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Violence, Abandonment, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Blood, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Classism, Death of parent, Infidelity, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, War, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

kcelena's review

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Grief, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Violence, War, and Terminal illness

Minor: Sexual violence

jim_jam's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Started off strong but just went downhill and ending was very disappointing. 

I would have liked to see the story continué beyond the main characters suicide, just felt unresolved and like the author got bored and wanted to finish the book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Suicide, Gore, War, and Medical trauma