Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Atlas Paradox by Olivie Blake

17 reviews

amelianotthepilot's review against another edition

5.0

gah i love this series

yet again another intricate insanely interesting dark academia story following our six 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Stalking, Alcoholism, Sexism, Murder, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Gun violence, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Domestic abuse

andougherty's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Definitely more plot development than the first and moved along by different things. Takes about 2/3 to pick up the pace. A slow burn,  cerebral development rather than action-packed. She does a great job leaving the reader undecided on whether a character is like able or unredeemable.  

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Sexual content

cecilie26's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

2.0

Okay, I don’t know there is going to be spoilers so I’m just taking it on to be safe. 
Loved the book, though I didn’t fell in love with it as I did the first one. 
It was a bit boring at times, for my taste anyway. The only thing that is nagging the hell out of me, is why Nico and Tristan didn’t go to Fowler and make him take her back. Or if I have misunderstood something about them not know Fowler a powers then why not see if Fowler really were a time traveler so they then could use him to get her back instead of hoping that she would make a nuclear bomb. I don’t know if I have missed something that would explain it since I heard it on audiobook, and was doing something while listening to it. So that may explain why. Otherwise I found the book kind of unnecessary since the plot was really meh. The characters were fantastic.that was also why I read it to the end. Loved all the characters- kind of. Liked the first book much better than this one though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Murder, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Alcohol

hannahcstocks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Violence, Confinement, Cursing, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Self harm, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Classism, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Chronic illness, Gaslighting, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Colonisation, and Panic attacks/disorders

jaynovara's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Confinement, and Death

tsked_off's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Abandonment, and Kidnapping

Minor: Emotional abuse and Violence

lizziewilson's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I liked the sequel way more than the first book! I personally didn't find it predictable. Even the direction of the characters' love stories weren't that predictable, and were well written and interwoven with the plot in my opinion. I'm never the biggest fan of split character chapters but this book did it well, as you're seeing the different perspectives of the same event/interaction for the most part and it was interesting seeing what moments different characters held onto and their own "before" and "afters". The way they overlapped and blended together made for a really nice flow to the story. I also loved how earlier chapters pieced together later when you could see the whole picture. All in all, a great read and I will be staying tuned for the next one. Would recommend this series to anyone who is a sucker for the dark academia aesthetic and likes magical realism!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse

jgeter's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

3.5

While I raced through this book, it wasn’t nearly as fast-paced as the first book. This book expanded upon each of the character’s personalities, motivations, and associated trauma but somehow just missed the spark that kept me racing through the first book

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Alcoholism

Minor: Violence

kimtazo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Sexual content

lokes's review

adventurous dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Toxic relationship, Bullying, Gore, Sexism, Torture, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Misogyny, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Violence