Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Family Game by Catherine Steadman

7 reviews

shedobechaotic's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Violence, Gun violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Miscarriage, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Classism, Abortion, Death of parent, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Car accident and Drug abuse

savreads28's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Miscarriage, Gore, Gun violence, Cursing, Death, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Blood, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Abortion, Car accident, Death of parent, Addiction, Medical content, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Sexual content, Stalking, Suicide, and Violence

thismermaidreads's review

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

This whole review is a spoiler…

I couldn’t ever get past incestual feeling of her attraction to her fiancés father, like that was always super cringey to me. This is the second “rich people drama” thriller I’ve read I think farther confirming that it’s not a sub genre for me. Also, why wouldn’t this B*!?h just listen to the whole wedding tape at once?! Like I’m sorry if I as a full time working mom of two young kids and a wife found the time to listen to this audiobook in two to three sittings, how on earth was she incapable of finding the time to receive this incredibly important information?!

Le sigh

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Classism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Car accident, and Violence

zosiablue's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

For your typical domestic thriller, there was way more Krampus content than expected. Despite that (or because of?), this was fine! Reminded me of the movie, Ready or Not, which I loved. Weird rich family murdery bullshit. Not bad. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Gaslighting, Abortion, Suicide, Classism, Death, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

chelle22's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Car accident, Deadnaming, Child death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual content, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Death of parent, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Confinement, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Abortion

whitenoise's review

adventurous mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.75

Honestly, a rip off of the movie "Ready or Not" with some changes, but if this interests you I suggest you watch that instead.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Death of parent, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

Minor: Vomit, Gun violence, Stalking, Drug use, Pregnancy, and Emotional abuse

bookishgoob's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Pregnancy, Suicide, Violence, Car accident, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Addiction, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Gore