Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Hound of the Baskervilles (Illustrated Classic Editions) by Malvina G. Vogel, Arthur Conan Doyle

5 reviews

the_true_monroe's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? No

5.0

Thanks to the Audrey app and winning another one of their StoryGraph giveaways, I got to finally read a Sherlock Holmes story! I enjoyed it so much more than I thought I would and it was a bit fast when Sherlock explains things but I also listen at 1.5 speed, so I will have to go through the notes from the guide which help a lot. Same guide as The Picture Of Dorian Gray which I would not have fully understood without their guidance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Racism, Stalking, Infidelity, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Emotional abuse and Classism

seforana's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Gore, Physical abuse, Grief, Murder, Toxic relationship, Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, and Body horror

isaaah's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

A very enjoyable read. I can't deny to love creepy myths and legends surrounding wetlands, and the gloomy atmosphere brought forth by this book was impeccable. The descriptions had me right in the middle of that cold and misty moor. The perfect setting for a supernaturally tinted murder mystery!

If you read the Penguin English Library edition, the cover is actually kind of a huge spoiler, something my dumb ass only realized near the end. I will admit I was very delighted by the Stapleton character; give me someone that merrily runs through a mire trying to catch a butterfly, and I will trust them with my life. To the point that even in the last chapters I was wishing for some kind of plot twist proving this man's innocence. But alas, I suppose entomologists can also be driven to evil. I just wish it was for a less "obvious" reason than money.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Animal death, and Death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, Racism, Domestic abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Colonisation, Drug use, Infidelity, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Confinement, and Kidnapping

waytoomanybooks's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

This was an assigned reading, but I enjoyed it all the same. I didn't see most of the twists and reveals coming, despite the characters being ubiquitous! I can see why the plots, characters, and themes have had such strong staying power over the last 100+ years. Other than letting a potential reade know about some heavy-handed chunks of exposition that bogged me down, I’d highly recommended it. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Murder, Classism, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Stalking, Animal death, Blood, Death, and Gun violence

lizzyrai's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Death, Domestic abuse, Animal cruelty, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, and Rape