Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

None of This Is True by Lisa Jewell

421 reviews

jsteffen16's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Gaslighting

brianarinaldo's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Very good! A little hard to follow at times, but it’s all brought together beautifully. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Incest, Sexual content, Violence, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, Suicide, and Death of parent

torigiblinjones's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

tessvosper's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Blood, Murder, and Alcohol

breannamh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

madds1324's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

5.0

‘An evil motherfucking basic bitch’ if that ain’t the truth 😅

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Incest, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

hazelsbookcase's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Pedophilia, Death of parent, and Murder

jmdressel's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

some pretty heavy trigger warnings in this book! it was a good slow burn read with twists and turns everywhere. some parts were very dark and difficult to get through, but overall it was worth the read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Physical abuse

Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Incest, Torture, and Pregnancy

kelsieann27's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

limabean00's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Gaslighting

Minor: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Pedophilia