Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Push by Ashley Audrain

39 reviews

reddeddy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Abortion, Sexism, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Blood, Dysphoria, Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Body horror, Child death, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Car accident, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicide, Cursing, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Eating disorder, Excrement, Alcoholism, Confinement, Vomit, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Incest, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual violence, and Dementia

amandalorianxo's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

Oh my. Within these last ten years or so, I have slowly started to realize that I do not want children. Nothing against them personally but I know that I do not want that extra responsibility. This book solidifies somewhat why I don’t want children even further. I vaguely felt traces of The Orphan & bits + pieces of Gone Girl.  The alarming sense of fear a child can evoke in people is scary. We get a sense of Blythe’s family background here and there, shifting from second person to third/ first. We are definitely set up to not like Violet. There’s something in Blythe’s family history that alerts her that the women must carry something that is terrifying.  It definitely lived up to the twisty, gasping hype. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Pregnancy and Abandonment

Minor: Domestic abuse and Suicide

sunsetcity's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Abandonment, Child death, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Bullying, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, and Murder

sib_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Car accident, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Abortion, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Violence, Abandonment, Child abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Stalking, Blood, Alcohol, and Sexual content

dorsetreader's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Car accident, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

What. The. Fuck. This book is so twisted and terrifying. I can’t imagine being so scared of a child in real life but this child is … I just don’t have words. I haven’t ever read a book like this. It’s a psychological thriller and is full of the most heinous acts committed by a kid with no remorse. The bigger horror would have to be being the one who brought that child into the world and having no one believe how psychotic your kid is. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Dementia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Car accident, Abortion, Alcoholism, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

spokensilence9's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Moderate: Infertility

Minor: Physical abuse

caregorman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

NEVER having a child 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, and Self harm

Minor: Abortion and Panic attacks/disorders

_federica_'s review against another edition

dark 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

2.0

Idk I can’t really say I enjoyed reading this book. Even though the synopsis was really intriguing to me, the book didn’t live up to my expectations. It felt kind of forced and a little exaggerated at times, but I liked how the book focuses on the psychological aspects of the main characters. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief

Minor: Car accident, Child death, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

wocthehell's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

Excellent exploration of inter-generational trauma, child favoritism, and postpartum depression. Tasteless ending and "revelation" at the end

the daughter turns out to be a murderer all along

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Physical abuse