Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Furies by Katie Lowe

16 reviews

marathonreader's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

danajoy's review against another edition

challenging dark

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Rape

jenniferpalmblad's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body shaming, Car accident, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Violence

aliciacaitlyn's review

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Gore, Eating disorder, Car accident, and Body shaming

estosnosonlibros's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal death, Alcoholism, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Violence

Minor: Grief

alyciareads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

Violet is a new student at a boarding school. When she meets and is befriended by three girls in her year, Robin, Alex, and Grace, she unknowingly begins on the ride of her life. 

Trigger warnings for drug use, under-age drinking, sexual themes, violence, and death. 

I didn’t love this, though I really wanted to. The characters aren’t likeable, and frankly I found myself wanting to shake them all. Even the teachers and parents in this book were abhorrent humans. There isn’t one redeemable character in the group. For a character-driven story (there isn’t a lot of plot), the characters felt two-dimensional and fake in a way that had me rolling my eyes when I should have been feeling tension or suspense. It wasn’t horrible, but I don’t recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, Drug use, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness