Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

109 reviews

criticalbooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

bookishbailey's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Super fun and fast read! Some of the characters are interesting and I loved reading about them, others I didn’t like but still wanted to know more, and a couple just felt bland (but only like three). The plot was a great adventure and I loved following along with the puzzles in and around the Hawthorne family! I definitely can’t wait to read the next two books.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Murder

brookey8888's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-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

5.0

This was A really fun time. It was just so entertaining and fun. There were some plot twist that I had me kind of shocked. I really liked all the characters. I also like the love triangle and I’m not sure who I like the best so that’s interesting. I really want to read the second one now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Violence

stupidforcupid's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

HOLY MOLLY that ending... also Grayson Hawthorne <3 The ending really disappointed me though

Overall I liked it, but some parts were more boring/not that shocking. Also, this book helped me get out of a reading slump! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

igre's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

Can't wait to read "The Hawthorne Legacy"

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Content Warnings

Minor: Car accident, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

literaryolivia's review against another edition

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective fast-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? No

4.5

i loved this book! it was so intriguing the whole way through, and i loved the concept. it was fun to watch avery and the boys solve the riddles, and i enjoyed watching avery figure out the boys’ history. towards the end, some of the confessions and discoveries didn’t have that much of an impact on me, and i feel that they weren’t built up that much. however, i sped through this book quickly and am excited for the next:)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief and Alcohol

Minor: Blood, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

alishamegan's review against another edition

lighthearted mysterious 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Violence, Death, and Emotional abuse

Basically knives out

massivepizzacrust's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.0

Strong Knives Out vibes in the disfunctional rich family with an outsider main character. Personally I could have done without the romance being so heavily featured or there at all but I guess it's YA? But the plot is fast and fun, and I'll definitely be picking up the next one. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Stalking

Minor: Terminal illness

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

challenging tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Death, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Violence, and Car accident

dangerous driving, attempted murder, some of the behaviour could be construed as child abuse, emotional manipulation

creepypiespice's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Murder, Car accident, Gun violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Chronic illness

Minor: Alcohol and Death of parent