Reviews tagging 'Toxic relationship'

Não Contes a Ninguém by Gregg Olsen

87 reviews

bhahnert's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Child abuse, Body horror, Stalking, Cursing, Child death, Homophobia, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual harassment, Slavery, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic friendship, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

nanirump's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.5

So brutal. So hard to fathom some of the thing in this book- the complicity, that no one believed them, that no one around them noticed more.. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Murder, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, and Bullying

fink1129's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Homophobia, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Vomit, Torture, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Slavery, Mental illness, Murder, and Bullying

riverass's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

4.0

this is definitely nauseating and very very shocking and just crazy in general. and the fact it’s real is crazy, but i still have so many unanswered questions but overall really enjoyed this book just don’t read if you don’t like choppy books as it’s almost like mini chapters in chapters idk how to explain it, but i quite enjoyed how it was structured and the pacing though it was a lot of graphic stuff so watch out 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Torture, Violence, and Cursing

Moderate: Homophobia

alybarnett02's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

4.5

My first book about real life serial killer. Finished this in a week on audio for book club. WHEW. This was heavy. But so freaking good. I love hearing the sisters bond towards the end. This stuff is nuts and doesn’t even seem real! Ready to add more books like this to my TBD

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Slavery

carax561's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Murder, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Sexual violence, Torture, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

gellyreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.5

I feel like I should probably give this 5 stars because I devoured it. But, it just felt like something was missing. I'm not sure. Although, this is the best true crime book I've read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Child abuse, Death, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Child death, Torture, Murder, Violence, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Body shaming, Slavery, Cursing, Confinement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Blood

emilyrosebooks's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

As far as true crime goes, this is fast paced, fascinating, and like watching a train wreck happen. I apparently don't have the stomach for true crime, at least now when it comes to child abuse, because I thought this was horrific. I am giving it 5 stars because as far as true crime goes it is a fantastic book, but you better have a strong stomach to get through the prolonged sadistic torture Shelly Knotek dispenses on her many victims. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Violence, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Child death

debc64's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Murder, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Gaslighting

asmokeybear's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Death, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Cursing, Confinement, Drug use, Torture, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Child abuse, Excrement, Mental illness, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship