Reviews tagging 'Vomit'

The Places I've Cried in Public by Holly Bourne

8 reviews

nikmahie's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

4.0

I enjoyed it, but it dragged on for a bit too long. I don’t even want to know how many times the word “cried” was used in this book, but it’s definitely too many times. 

It was an easy and fun read that made me laugh and cry. I couldn’t lay it down, even though most of the story was pretty predictable. I felt engaged and really wanted to know how Amelie would end up at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Sexual assault, Rape, and Emotional abuse

vjlp22_reader's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Grief, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Infidelity, Sexual assault, and Cursing

Minor: Stalking, Vomit, and Alcohol

annabelreadsandwrites's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Grief, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Bullying, Gaslighting, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault, Vomit, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Cursing, Rape, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Fatphobia, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Medical content, Gore, and Body shaming

piscero's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Emotional abuse

Please, read with caution if you have history of any kind of abuse. Even without it, i had the hardest time going through pages where Reese was being a manipulative twat to Ams.

dramagirl2003's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book was excellently written, even though it was talking about such a traumatic subject. 
I probably wouldn't recommend reading this until you're in your late teens. It's one of those books where you also need to be in a good place mentally, and personally, I don't think I could have coped with the dark subject matter in this book until I was at least 17-18yrs old. 
This book really gave me a good glimpse into how trauma bonds are formed in abusive relationships, and if I didn't already, I certainly now have a better idea of the signs to look out for. 
I cried along with Amelie as Reese sucked her even further into his web of lies and abuse. I hated how Reese silently manipulated her into destroying all her other relationships, including her besties from back home. It broke my heart when Amelie told Alfie about Reese.

Even more so when she later told Alfie that Reese had raped her that same night!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Cursing

Minor: Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Vomit, Blood, Body shaming, Infidelity, and Rape

hermini's review

challenging emotional inspiring sad 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: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Grief, Vomit, and Cursing

zoebill96's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Vomit

dani_2006's review

challenging emotional sad medium-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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Vomit