Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Woom: An Extreme Psychological Horror Novel by Duncan Ralston

17 reviews

abbz_o_lutely's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I'm going with 3.5 stars. The writing is impeccable and very much so has you invested and turning pages. This left me constantly on the line to DNF or to push through to the end to know the full story. I went into this book super blind and I came out of it wishing I could pretend I never opened the first page. This book is very.... Icky.
It needs about 3-4 pages of content warnings as this book can be very triggering.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Infertility, Kidnapping, Suicide, Abortion, Addiction, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, Blood, Fatphobia, Grief, Rape, Sexual content, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Body horror, Death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexism, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

There is no going back to your normal self after this book. I wish I could erase this from my brain.

mmtrue's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Abortion, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Addiction, Blood, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Grief, Murder, and Torture

shutterbug_and_bookworm's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

I have all of the words and none of the words, and I certainly cannot rate this book. Not because it was bad. It was actually quite good, but I just don’t know how I feel. And it has almost every trigger warning imaginable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Alcoholism, Gore, Sexual harassment, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Abortion, Cultural appropriation, Excrement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Vomit, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, and Pregnancy

eyeheartcorina's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Drug abuse, Body horror, Death, Gore, and Torture

systemofanoun's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Abortion, Kidnapping, Excrement, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Vomit, Mental illness, Body horror, Body shaming, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Confinement, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Drug use, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Blood

remghoul's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Violence, Drug use, Torture, Rape, Vomit, Abortion, Excrement, Body horror, Gore, Sexual harassment, Death, Infertility, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, and Addiction

kaileet's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Gore, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Violence, Emotional abuse, Abortion, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

sammirosewater's review against another edition

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Self harm, Abandonment, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Toxic relationship, Infertility, Sexual content, Excrement, Sexual violence, Suicide, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Vomit, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Abortion, Confinement, Miscarriage, Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Death, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Suicidal thoughts

cortni's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

5.0

shits fucked

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Child abuse, Gore, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug abuse, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

booksofautumn's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abortion, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Gore, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Infertility, Murder, Rape, Addiction, Grief, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Violence, Death of parent, Trafficking, Abandonment, Sexual content, Blood, and Domestic abuse