Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

As de picas by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

138 reviews

kdailyreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Blood, Classism, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Death of parent, Racism, Violence, Car accident, Homophobia, Outing, Racial slurs, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cursing, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Slavery, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, and Vomit

moniipeters's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Blood, Car accident, Chronic illness, Classism, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Racial slurs, Racism, Alcohol, Slavery, Violence, Colonisation, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, and Self harm

kc_mellow's review against another edition

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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Physical abuse, Violence, Bullying, and Racial slurs

kathleenes's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Self harm, Bullying, Classism, Homophobia, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Outing, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, and Car accident

auudrey's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Homophobia, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Stalking, and Racism

Moderate: Car accident, Sexual content, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, and Classism

Minor: Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

hannah_book's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Bullying, Racial slurs, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Racism

carolined314's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Very hard, dark read, with fierce institutional racism. Also connection and community.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Racism, Physical abuse, Homophobia, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Murder, Classism, Racial slurs, Hate crime, and Car accident

Minor: Gun violence and Drug use

axel_p's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.5

this book was so gripping it litterally made me scared

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence, Death, Outing, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Addiction, Bullying, Drug use, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Racism, Grief, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Classism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

sierranorgan's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

4.0

This one took me a little while to get into, but once I got into it I loved it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Racism, Sexual content, Outing, Suicide attempt, Violence, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Car accident, Cursing, Hate crime, Homophobia, and Physical abuse

linnea1801's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

I don’t even know what to say… 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Homophobia, Sexism, Classism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Outing, Racism, Toxic friendship, Violence, Drug abuse, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Addiction and Blood

Minor: Gun violence and Police brutality