Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Broken Bonds by J. Bree

53 reviews

lag1995's review

dark medium-paced

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

1.75

This book is awful but addictive. None of the characters are likeable but it’s like a trainwreck you have to finish the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, Classism, and Murder

emmareads__'s review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

It was somehow exactly what I thought it would be and at the same time, it wasn’t. I enjoyed myself though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Bullying, and Domestic abuse

sfdogmom's review against another edition

challenging dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Rape, Violence, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Vomit, Sexual assault, Blood, and Domestic abuse

laurenjackman's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Violence, Gore, Emotional abuse, and Confinement

Minor: Death of parent and Death

Toxic masculinity

howboutjane's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.0

This was a nice read! The first chapter/ prologue really draws you in but then it kind of slows and gets a bit highschool/teen drama (but in a new adult/college setting) which didn't quite vibe well for me. It gets really good in the last quarter of the book which ends with an amazing set up for the next book in the series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

Moderate: Bullying and Domestic abuse

kristanjenkins's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Death, Bullying, War, Grief, Kidnapping, and Sexual assault

fleetwitchmac's review against another edition

dark 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Confinement, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Car accident, Toxic friendship, Grief, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Body shaming

phlipsie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Abandonment

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Car accident

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Slavery, Abortion, Sexual violence, Police brutality, and Injury/Injury detail

s_holdthebus's review

dark 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? Yes

3.0

The bullying was way more abusive than I thought it was going to be, once I learned it was a bully romance. I didn’t mind most of it, but the constant “freaking” and “bitches” felt really juvenile. And the SA scene felt really gratuitous. We already knew the guy was an asshole, we didn’t need to go that far. It was a bit triggering for me. The end finally picks up when you learn about her gifts and they are cool, I just wish the whole book wasn’t “I ran away from my bonds (at 14) and now they hate me but I can’t share why”. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Misogyny

clwalters's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Cursing