Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Girls I've Been: Du glaubst, du kennst mich? Falsch gedacht. by Tess Sharpe

345 reviews

readwithsophsx's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

linmeih's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

pbella3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

lois_w's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

A truly phenomenal book.
The plot is something I have never seen before. Sharpe mixes past and present beautifully to create a complex narrative that grabs and keeps hold of the readers attention. 
The cliffhanger of an ending encourages the want for more but ties up book 1's story perfectly.
Sharpe additionally highlights the backstories for all characters in the novel, something that is difficult but the success of this gives the book a higher level of depth.
100% recommend as it highlights numerous struggles, stories and successes, following a clear and direct plot but always leaving the reader with questions.

I hadn't even realised you could feel sparkly.
Rebecca. Samantha. Haley. Katie. Ashley.
Practically everyone thinks they are smarter than a teenage girl. It's what makes being one so powerful.
I am done being fodder. I've become the cannon instead.
Well fuck Nora... Now we can't die.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Abortion

rock_gnome's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Biphobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Murder, and Sexual harassment

alexmall029's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Violence

idkquinlar's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Sexual assault

molls_magarian's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Medical trauma

itsbexx's review against another edition

4.5

This sucked me in pretty quickly. Really liked how the time skips were done and the way they gave me small bits of info throughout. 
Especially loved Iris she’s the petticoat badass we need! 
Didn’t know there was a second one but was very happy to get an ad for it immediately after finishing. 
Sidenote this has a plethora of potential triggers so proceed with caution ⚠️ 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

aliyachaudhry's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abortion and Pregnancy