Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Silent Companions by Laura Purcell

4 reviews

aseel_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.75

This was definitely quite creepy and I liked the different timelines, but I'm not sure how I feel about the ending?? 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Child death, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Stalking

ivy123's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

This book would make a great horror movie if produced. Had some classic gothic tropes that I love and gave me that creepy feeling in the pit of my stomach that makes u run to ur bedroom when it's dark. The companions were the most creepy of all as you can just see them waiting for you in the shadows. 

I enjoyed how no one in this novel is perfect they all have their flaws which I think makes them feel even more human. The creepy mansion and superstitions were all the things I love in a gothic novel. The multiple storylines were interesting and tied together nicely as well.

Unfortunately I seem to be falling into this trap allot recently where I love the novel but hate the ending. This maybe due to my penchant for a good ending I hate ambiguous or unhappy ones which is a personal preference so if you do not mind that this will not bother you. I also felt like there was more needed in the ending after the shock revelation to be completely satisfied. I turned last page and was like is that it. 

Overall still a good story and would recommend as long as u dont require a happy ending to be satisfied

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide attempt

ameliac_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury and Violence

Moderate: Ableism, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Xenophobia, Sexism, Racism, Murder, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Grief, and Death

Minor: Vomit, Religious bigotry, Misogyny, Medical content, Infertility, Gore, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Confinement, Child death, Child abuse, Body horror, and Blood

zuly's review

mysterious tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

What started out with such promise ended up being a boring mess, but then the little twist at the end was quite good ( After the fire, Hetta come back to the asylum pretending to be Sarah to incriminate Elsie)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Blood, Child death, Domestic abuse, Incest, and Rape