Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Perfect Child by Lucinda Berry

59 reviews

queerbookworm's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

I enjoyed it overall but there were some specific parts that were really hard to listen to. A good story if you want to listen to (or read but i listened) something incredibly distracting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Mental illness, Violence, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Grief, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

Minor: Miscarriage

lilsweetpea's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Eating disorder, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Blood, Grief, and Abandonment

Minor: Vomit

raine83's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative 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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infertility, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, and Alcohol

ashleywrites's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Infertility, Panic attacks/disorders, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

peytonliveslife's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Excrement, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Self harm, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

nabaraditi's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Blood, and Pregnancy

Minor: Domestic abuse, Excrement, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

chryses28's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Blood, and Excrement

Minor: Abortion

victory's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

My favourite psychological thriller and the start of my obsession with Dr Lucinda Berry 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

gochasingrabbits's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book is intense and can get a little disturbing at times. The characters can get frustrating! There were times when I wanted to throw the book lol But the story is so good and it keeps you guessing what exactly happened. It is what I ask for in a thriller. It really digs deep. I applaud Lucinda Berry for her writing and digging into topics that should be addressed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse