Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Things We Left Behind by Lucy Score

91 reviews

_rubydodge's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Violence, Gun violence, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, and Cursing

vireya's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious relaxing 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

4.75

So so so good. I think this was my favorite of the three. Each book peels back another layer of the Hugo mob family and this one was a great finish to that story. Sloane and Lucien are absolutely perfect. I love that compared to the other two couples the two of them really had to work for it to be together. They had to choose each other and put in more effort than the others and it felt very authentic. I think it’s my favorite of all 3. The second had the most action. But I think this one had the most intrigue.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Police brutality, Sexual content, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Cancer, and Terminal illness

kmccann610's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I started off loving the first of the Knockemout books so much I had to immediately read the next. I wanted to love this last book because I was so excited to learn more about Sloan and Lucian but I just felt bored of the books. Each book pretty much followed the same exact plot just with different characters. I only would rate as a 4 because it was still likable and the spicy scenes were so good 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Child abuse

Moderate: Death, Cancer, and Death of parent

whitebrooken's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Death of parent

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Cancer

caityg22's review

emotional funny lighthearted sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gun violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

chloemcleodowen's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

3.0

It was an easy read and I enjoyed being back in Knockemout.... However, I just didn't understand why they hated each other so much?! I get that they had a troubled history but it seemed overkill to me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

wadel's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious 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

3.5

Definitely enjoyed this end to the series, but it felt so long. 
Lucien and Sloane’s history was wild and heart wrenching. I will say the absolute hatred that they developed for each other doesn’t fully make sense in my mind but I guess it makes for a more interesting story so whatever. Their banter was cute but a solid chunk of it could have been cut out. The middle started to get muddy and lose me because it felt like it was dragging. Probably would have been a solid 4 if not for that. Oh well I still enjoyed myself and will miss these characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Physical abuse

Minor: Death of parent

ioannachara's review against another edition

funny inspiring 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

jevette15's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Grief, and Murder

elysiian's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I cried a lot bc I love Lucian 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Child abuse