Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

581 reviews

kaylynnlock's review against another edition

emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

2.75

I thought that the overall story line was enjoyable and interesting. The pacing is well done and the writing is interesting and engaging. However, I did not think that the bipoc characters were written in a manner that was authentic or compassionate, which was my main grievance with the book. The main character's own Cuban heritage seemed like a tacked on afterthought or a shallow attempt at diversifying the cast rather than an actually aspect of her identity. And the inclusion if LGBTQ+ characters almost seemed to be used as a driving factor for trauma and hardship rather than a commentary on the complexities of social expectations and love, which the author seemed to be trying to convey. It was not a poorly written book and the story line was intriguing, however, I felt that the execution and portrayal of certain groups of people was poorly done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Lesbophobia, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

saboyadjis's review against another edition

emotional funny 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Terminal illness, and Car accident

chaoticlawful26's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

A beautiful and tragic story about the LGBTQIA+ experience from the 50's to the modern day through the lens of a daughter of Cuban immigrants trying to make it big in Hollywood. It's an amazing story that I thoroughly enjoyed, and I will definitely read it again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Suicide

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Cancer, Child death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Abortion, and Lesbophobia

shaylnm's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Death of parent

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Miscarriage, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy

hannahpeterson's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Car accident, Death of parent, Outing, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Terminal illness

Minor: Miscarriage, Abortion, and Pregnancy

williamabookworm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Body shaming, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, and Blood

consistentlyinconsistent's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Biphobia, Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Lesbophobia, Outing, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

sareidle's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Grief, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Terminal illness, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Cultural appropriation

southernlady's review against another edition

emotional relaxing medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

lmaugzy's review

emotional informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

😱 << me at 3am, deciding sleep wasn’t important and hitting a plot twist = 😭😍♥️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Sexual content, Suicide, and Grief