Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The People We Keep by Allison Larkin

18 reviews

candaceallison's review against another edition

adventurous challenging hopeful 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Sexual violence

Minor: Death of parent

theonlybaillie's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

Moderate: Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Bullying, Cursing, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Dementia, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

herthrillingreads's review

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

juliamb's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Alcohol

gissellereads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

I finished this book and I just wanted to give it a big hug! This is the kind of character driven books that I love. It is a character driven coming of age story set in the 90’s over the span of a few years. I enjoyed the character development, the plot and the themes throughout the book. You can’t help it but root for the main character April. It is a heartfelt story and one that I’ll think about for a long time.

I made the mistake of finishing it while on a plane and I cried at the end. It is a rollercoaster of emotions and I enjoyed the ride. This is a story that is both sad but also hopeful. It is a story about the people we cross paths with and the impact they have in our lives. There are so many great characters that will stay with me for a while. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Abandonment

kyrstin_p1989's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Almost up to the ending of this novel, I thought I was going to hate the book. The events in the last few chapters were incredibly upsetting and made me feel really badly for the main character, April. I thought the book was going to have a sad ending and I loved April so much that I didn’t want that for her. However, the ending is the most perfect ending that could exist for this book. I cried, I laughed — I thought about my own life and the people that I have kept and those who I’ve had to let go. The reasons that we choose people to be in our lives has a lot to do with how we feel our family is supposed to be. Family is not who is related to you by blood, but it’s those people who come into your life and are unwilling to leave you, even when life gets messy, as it undoubtedly will. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

brdoyle08's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

kbaxter21's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Abandonment