Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

81 reviews

yellow_3to3's review

emotional hopeful 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: Domestic abuse

Minor: Animal death

rat_girly's review

hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I really enjoyed this! I found the protagonist, Frances, uncannily relatable. I loved how friendship was at the centre of the story rather than romance, and loved the development of the main friendship throughout the book. Oseman did an excellent job of demonstrating how parental emotional abuse and manipulation works. The mystery element of the storyline also had me intrigued, and I wish Universe City was real! Overall a really enjoyable read, much more so than Solitaire which I struggled to get through.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Animal death, Mental illness, and Child abuse

Minor: Blood, Acephobia/Arophobia, and Cursing

captainoliimar's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring tense 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

I really enjoyed this book. I felt like I could relate to a lot of the characters, especially Frances and Aled. It took me back to being being in year 11 and trying to figure out what I wanted to do with the rest of my life and figure out who I was going to be in university. The story felt fairly realistic while also having a mystery woven through it that kept me engaged and wanting to find out what happens next.
I really think I would have enjoyed this book while I was doing my A-Levels, though it does cover quite a few potentially triggering topics. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Outing, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Acephobia/Arophobia and Stalking

emilyandthewhippet's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring 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

Oh. My. Goodness. I don't know where to start.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Suicidal thoughts, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Alcohol, Stalking, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Abandonment

em_of_swags's review against another edition

emotional 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: Emotional abuse and Bullying

Moderate: Gaslighting, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood

crysbooks's review against another edition

emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Animal death, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Mental illness

spring_rain's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Outing

julianxiv's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

normalize embracing the cringe

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, and Domestic abuse

annestinehf's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense 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

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide attempt and Panic attacks/disorders

avaeast's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

4.0

The first thing I said before starting this book was: “can’t wait for Alice Oseman to break my heart again”. And she did, but not nearly as hard as I’d imagined.

It was a book that forced you to reflect on life. So if you’re not prepared to have a minor existential crisis, maybe don’t read this. But let’s be honest, did you really pick up an Alice Oseman novel without already undergoing one?

I loved the little cameos we got from the Heartstopper/Solitaire characters. They made my heart really happy.

Favorite Quote:
(I couldn’t pick just one)

Long ago I was inflicted with a terrible predisposition to never say a word, and I honestly cannot understand why or how it happened. 

Sometimes I was hit by the weight of all the things I didn’t know, not just about Carys but about anything, everything. What’s it like to have a parent you don’t like, or who doesn’t like you? What’s it like to run away from home? I don’t know, I’ll never know. I’ll always feel awful about not knowing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Mental illness

Minor: Dysphoria