Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Dark Room Etiquette by Robin Roe

11 reviews

riale's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Dark, but also inspiring? It's a hard journey, but it's worth it. This book hooked me in, and it affected how I perceive trauma, hope, and love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Stalking, Bullying, Confinement, and Mental illness

Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Sexual assault

serial killer

metaphorsandmisc's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Bullying, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Child death

Moderate: Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Violence

Minor: Car accident, Suicide, and Vomit

emilylouisa's review

dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Rape

makeminemonsters's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

I thought that the captivity chapters were the most skillfully written and the rest of the book was kind of unbearable in terms of flat characters with disjointed narratives and unclear motivations. Also the use of Catholicism and the themes of humility/penance felt shoehorned in and just made me uncomfortable. Frankly, I don't think it's super responsible to be telling teens that their trauma is God's way of making them a better person.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse

nbreezy17's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Bullying, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault

lexieellis13's review

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

I have no words. This was my first full read of 2023 and it was just incredible. A sensational purview of trauma and the ways it alters the brain, as well as the range of ways trauma presents in different individuals. I simply cannot describe how the author’s way of writing made me feel like I was spinning around and falling with the main character. It was hard to tell who he was but also not difficult at all.

Incredible❤️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Mental illness, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Body shaming, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Body horror, Child death, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Classism, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Medical content, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Biphobia, Infidelity, and Fatphobia

bimenace's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Bullying, Grief, Dysphoria, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Confinement, Suicidal thoughts, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, and Mental illness

Moderate: Classism, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Death, Violence, Vomit, Hate crime, Murder, Death of parent, and Drug use

Minor: Gun violence

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark 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? It's complicated

4.5

This book was very dark, but also hopeful. And I really enjoyed it. I honestly really disliked Sayers at first, as I think you were supposed to. But he really grew throughout the book and ended up a much better person for the adversity. Though obviously, no one should suffer that, he really needed something drastic to course correct him. Overall a great look at trauma, how people deal with it, and mental health overall. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Drug use, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Bullying

Moderate: Death and Suicide

Minor: Child death, Murder, and Sexual assault

rhiannonafternoon's review

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This story left me broken hearted, but hopeful. A boy gets kidnapped and loses an entire year inside a dangerous place with a dangerous man. Then trying to assimilate into his “before” life without properly dealing with what happened while he was gone leaves him in shatters.
All of my emotions were firing with every page and I couldn’t stop reading. A really well navigated look at trauma from many angles, and certainly a story you’ll never forget.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Kidnapping, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Panic attacks/disorders, and Injury/Injury detail

jennyoli96's review

emotional reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Bullying and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual assault