Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi

59 reviews

sunnymushroom's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Dementia

Moderate: Physical abuse, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Classism

Minor: Pedophilia, Rape, and Slavery

liviamello's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Dementia

Moderate: Body shaming and Pregnancy

awaywiththefairies's review

dark emotional reflective tense 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

4.25

This book was stunning. The writing is stunning. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Dementia

Moderate: Mental illness and Toxic relationship

flashandoutbreak's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Pregnancy

sophsg88's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia

Moderate: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Blood, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

madelonpaige's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Dementia, and Gaslighting

amylav's review

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Dementia

painausten314's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

laurataylor's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Dementia, Grief, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

sabotheking's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Dementia, Grief, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Incest