Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

True Story by Kate Reed Petty

11 reviews

buplupblup's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Gore, Alcoholism, Addiction, Animal death, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Drug abuse

b8by_drxgon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Addiction, Alcohol, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, and Torture

mensi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

You really had to put in a lot of effort as a reader to get into the book. Still, I really like the writing style and I feel like the author had a lot of things to say which was good but also bad like sometimes it was too much and you would get lost in the story. 
I am ashamed to say that I was a bit underwhelmed w the ending like I was expecting something and the whole Q thing seemed unresolved. 
Still a very interesting book. Wouldn’t recommend tho. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Blood, Car accident, Death, Drug use, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Medical content, and Self harm

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Rape

molliesafran's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Riveting page turner that twists between realism and horror. I found some of the switches in tense distracting- the collage aspect of the book made sense but it was unclear to me why nicks sections were sometimes in first person and sometimes in third. Made it feel more jumbled sometimes. I think that was somewhat purposeful- an artful attempt to illustrate the trauma in the story telling? But it made the act of reading the book harder

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, and Emotional abuse

onion's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Violence, Sexism, Stalking, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Medical content, Excrement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

Minor: Car accident and Drug use

lillicharlotte9's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-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

4.0

Sehr düster, sehr verwickelt, man weiß nicht so richtig, wo es langgeht, die Charaktere haben alle einen Schuss und das Ende hat mich verwirrt, dann überrascht und schließlich irgendwie befriedigt zurückgelassen, da es relativ offen gehalten wird und dadurch gut ist. Die Menschen sind vielschichtig und nachvollziehbar und der Stil ist teilweise experimentell. Man hat es schnell gelesen, aber man denkt schon noch eine Weile darüber nach. Alles in allem ein wirklich empfehlenswertes Buch.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual assault, Self harm, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Rape

madeleinebay's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Sexism, Animal death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Blood

Moderate: Bullying

Minor: Drug use, Suicide attempt, and Car accident

eemilycolleen's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

the confidence this story has….. i am SPEECHLESS. equal parts fun and horrifying and ridiculous and devastating, and each separate part so, so excellent. MY GOD!!!!!!!!!!! what the FUCK 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Confinement, Alcoholism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape and Sexual violence

libraryfiend21's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexism, and Sexual assault

cko's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Body horror, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, and Blood

Minor: Suicide and Self harm