Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd-Jones

5 reviews

beholderess's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture and Confinement

Moderate: Death, Child death, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse

thewildmageslibrary's review

4.0

I didn't know anything about this but decided to finally pick it up. I enjoyed it more than the Bone Houses, though

THEY'RE CONNECTED?? I guess it's just been too long since I read TBH, I can't remember how this prequel ties in

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CW: drowning

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Violence, Death of parent, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

Minor: Child death

teaclockwitch's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Grief, Torture, War, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Child death

beautifulpaxielreads's review against another edition

Just not feeling it right now, plus I have other books I need to get to.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, Torture, and Violence

halfbloodprincess_hogwarts's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.5

Ok, I loved LOVED the ending!!!!!

I am utterly grateful this book started moving in a solid direction. I thought it would be a lot more exciting and action packed. But it reminded me of Part 1 of HP and the deathly hallows where all they did was hide in the woods😑😑😑 (see what I did there)

I adore Mer (water wielder), Fane (loveable man/Trefor's owner/iron and finder of metals) , Ifanna (princess of thieves) and Trefor (the sweet corgi whom sniffs out magic).

I would have rated this higher but that middle part damn near took a sista out😭😭😭

The magic was pretty cool, but the magical killer water mare's were badass. 

So much sorrow, bloodloss, greed, and heartache🥺🥺🥺 luckily this story ended on a positive note or I would have SERIOUSLY been done with this author🤣😭👏🏼

 I appreciate the nod to her previous work The Bone Houses at the end🥰

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Cursing, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Animal cruelty, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, War, Grief, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit