Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Moja mroczna Vanesso by Kate Elizabeth Russell

12 reviews

clo_l's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was a really great book. It filled me with so many emotions from the very first page. It felt so incredibly real & I guess, in a way, it was.
Dark, beautiful, captivating, nauseating, intense. 
Amazing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Drug use, Death of parent, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Cursing, Toxic relationship, and Pedophilia

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Eating disorder, Excrement, and Animal death

joaura's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Violence, Pedophilia, and Mental illness

Moderate: Vomit, Death of parent, Classism, Cursing, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Misogyny, Alcohol, and Grief

Minor: Animal death, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

weepingstones's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Pedophilia, Grief, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, and Suicide

Minor: Medical content and Fire/Fire injury

prince_philips_butthole's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual content, Animal cruelty, Grief, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Body shaming, Mass/school shootings, Pedophilia, Rape, Vomit, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Physical abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

bookedbymadeline's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

 Now that HCP Union finally got their fair contract I can share one of my backlist HarperCollins reviews 🎉 Today I’m sharing my review for My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell (which I read in December)!

Great discussions on victimhood and what it’s like to not be the “perfect victim.” Really makes you reflect on victim blaming, consent, culpability, and the aftermath that survivors face. 

The book is very well written which made me want to keep reading but with how dark the content is I had to take breaks.

The chapters were too long at times for my taste because then I couldn’t just pick it up whenever I had a free moment. I really liked the alternate timelines, as we see Vanessa in the present and her reflections of the past. 

Good ending that was satisfying, but didn’t tie everything up neatly leaving it a bit open ended. There was also great character development that felt more realistic than most books! Vanessa’s progress and growth was full of ups and downs with one step forward two steps back, showing how non-linear healing can be. Overall a fantastic book that I’d recommend but also want to remind others to be cautious with the content!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Vomit, Bullying, and Mental illness

Minor: Body shaming, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Suicide

lakea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Vomit

Moderate: Drug use and Addiction

Minor: Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

kenziebeck's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Grief, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Mental illness, Violence, and Suicide

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

librarianinacardigan's review against another edition

dark sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, Grief, and Suicide

Minor: Animal cruelty, Alcohol, Blood, Drug use, and Fire/Fire injury

emilyspex's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

This book is difficult for me because of how much I saw myself in Vanessa. I've never experienced the type of trauma that she goes through in the book, but I deeply related to her flaws and insecurities. Because of this, I found her very sympathetic, even when she was making decisions that might not make any sense from an outsider's perspective.

This is a book that will stick with me for a very long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Bullying, Alcohol, Cursing, Suicide, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Death of parent, Chronic illness, and Vomit

martzi's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Sexual violence, Gaslighting, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Child abuse, Alcohol, Violence, Pedophilia, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Death of parent, Blood, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Animal death, and Adult/minor relationship