Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll

70 reviews

sdcalgirl's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

Beautiful story speaking against sensationalizing serial killers and revealing the truth of how they are true, despicable garbage. The women and survivors who continue to fight are the real heroes 🫶🏼

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Grief, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Stalking, Kidnapping, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, Death, Murder, and Sexual harassment

itsredandread's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual harassment and Emotional abuse

fancyjess_party's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Murder, Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Dementia, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Body horror, Death, Grief, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Violence, Rape, Death, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Blood, Lesbophobia, Death of parent, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Incest, Infidelity, Medical content, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

sophievansaghi's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Murder, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

ktdakotareads's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Misogyny, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Death of parent, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Torture, Murder, Death, Grief, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Sexual assault

strawburial's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.75

This book was a solid 3 for me until Tina. That mean lesbian means the world to me. I really appreciate how this book focussed on the victims and called out how the defendant really isn’t all that clever. Some lines however were a little cringy for me, but overall I enjoyed reading this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Dementia

Moderate: Hate crime and Injury/Injury detail

lukests's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Lesbophobia, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Death, Rape, Violence, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Homophobia, Grief, Sexual assault, Torture, and Sexism

Minor: Dementia, Incest, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

kimreads14's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I truly enjoyed this retelling of the victim side of the Bundy case. 

It shows a sort of two sides of the same coin idea. One of the narrator represents the victim that will be killed, and the other one of the survivors fighting for justice to be served. All of it being nicely tied through Tina.

I’m still confused as to whether or not this is a work of fiction or not. Or maybe just part fiction part non-fiction? 

I loved the closing chapter, it was really moving, and also showed that unfortunately not everything comes full circle at all time, but as long as there’s hope, there’s the possibility of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Eating disorder, Forced institutionalization, Lesbophobia, Murder, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Violence, Grief, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexism, Torture, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

kierlopez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Death, Violence, Hate crime, Body horror, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Outing, and Torture

lisa00's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexism, Child abuse, Child death, Body shaming, Violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Outing, Kidnapping, Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Death, Sexual harassment, Stalking, and Blood

Moderate: Homophobia and Lesbophobia

Minor: Incest and Pandemic/Epidemic