Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Wretched by Emily McIntire

19 reviews

kylasmv15's review

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Gore, Gun violence, Sexual content, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Grief, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Addiction, and Misogyny

Minor: Drug abuse and Drug use

skb163's review

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gun violence, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Drug abuse

Minor: Torture and Physical abuse

bookboxbabe's review against another edition

emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

3.0

tin man x elphaba was not what i was expecting and was certainly a choice

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Gun violence, Blood, Drug abuse, and Physical abuse

bergha1998's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

There is no redeeming qualities when it comes to Evie in my mind, that woman is off her rocker. I did like Nick, though, which made it more complicated. Also the spice hit well. 

Dark Romance, Enemies to Lovers, 3 3/4 🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexism, Sexual content, Body horror, Blood, Stalking, Bullying, Cursing, Abandonment, Addiction, Gun violence, Child abuse, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

kitsunasaur's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I wasn’t sure how I’d feel about the female being the “bad guy,” but it was done so well. She was still portrayed in a way that made her sympathetic in a dark way of course. Spice was also top notch. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Death, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Sexism and Misogyny

Minor: Death of parent, Abandonment, Addiction, Drug abuse, and Drug use

I consider Nessa and Eveline’s relationship like parent/child as well, since she raised her.

lydiasmith's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.0

I liked that the lady main character had the morally gray traits! Also the wizard of oz/wicked references were amazing. Always makes me smile. I didn’t love the Mr. Main character I didn’t find him to be particularly interesting but I don’t think that was the intent. The focus is more on other characters growth and drive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Blood, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Grief, Violence, Death of parent, Misogyny, Sexual content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

barbarianmissy's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.5

3.5 stars! ⭐️ 

Very very very spicy, quick, and easy read! 🌶️ 

A cool alternate universe twist on the wizard of oz! Thanks Jessica for the recommendation! I loved slowly trying to figure out who each character represented in the original story! 

The only issue I had with the book was that I didn’t necessarily like or agree with how it ended. But other than that it’s a very wild ride! 

Side note: Even though the entire story is completely based in Illinois, I 100% read this entire mobster book in my head as Buddy the Cake Boss would. Hoboken style BABY! 🍰 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Gore, Misogyny, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Torture, Blood, and Addiction

swolds's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child death, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Torture, and Murder

chelle22's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Deadnaming, Torture, Bullying, Excrement, Confinement, Stalking, Abandonment, Drug use, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Gun violence, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Grief, Murder, Sexual content, and Trafficking

angelofthetardis's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

It's the turn of 'The Wizard of Oz' to receive the Never After treatment. Now set in a city not far from Chicago, Evalina Westerly's family are Irish mob and their game is pushing a new drug variant, Flying Monkey. Exploited by her father, abandones by her mother and a with a suspicion thay one sister may have murdered another, when a new face appears that drives her barmy and yet draws her ever closer, she starts to question if there is really 'no place like home'?

This really feels like an amalgamation of the first two books in the series, with the parts of each book thst worked well being cherry picked and rewritten to fit the Wizard of Oz narrative. The trouble is, by now the pattern is becoming familiar and, in this case, the writing and characters aren't quite strong enough to carry it through. The storyline as a whole doesn't feel particularly original and the style feels quite amateur. Overall, the quality feels more like this is the writer's first attempt at the genre, rather than the third book in the series.  I admit that this feeling may be partially down to the fact that I'm binge-reading the series though.

I liked the idea of Nicholas, our MMC, but ultimately he comes across to me as a bundle of contradictions. He starts as a stereotypical playboy, but it's not carried through in any meaningful way. He's got a strong moral compass based on events from his past, and while his conflicting emotions are considered, it feels just a little outside the realms of believability that he can ignore or accept something that previously was a total anathema to him. And in the extended epilogue, there's a mention things may not have changed all that much, and yet he's perfectly contented. I just can't see it myself.

Even the smut seems a bit contrived. It definitely feels like it's going through the motions just to meet the readers' expectations rather than being anything anything particularly designed for the story. The placement of the first 'encounter' appears to me to be an attempt to mix things up a bit, and it works, but is then let down by the follow ups being, for the most part, more of the same rather that developing the relationship.

All that being said, it is just as good as the others for being a bit of escapism, a quick and enjoyable read and a very different take on a classic story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Violence, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, and Cursing