Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Obsession by Jesse Q. Sutanto

17 reviews

greatexpectations77's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense 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

4.25

This was my second book by Ms. Sutanto, and I thought Dial A for Aunties was solid, but I liked the writing style more in this one. I thought it was really creepy, and I was so incredibly stressed out by the mom's boyfriend. I did feel like

the ending was a little abrupt and kind of got the writer out of a tight bind, which was a bit unsatisfying.

I also wanted a little more info about the gal

who died from the drug thing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Murder and Abandonment

Minor: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Grief, Vomit, and Drug use

becsbooks1304's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Animal death, Child abuse, and Death

cassiereadsbooks_'s review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Stalking, Child abuse, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Murder, Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, and Addiction

raekoch's review

It felt too disturbing to read at that moment. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

eblankenship23's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, Gaslighting, Addiction, Child abuse, Violence, Murder, Stalking, and Suicide

orion_schuldt's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Stalking, Mental illness, Violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Cursing

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Misogyny

Minor: Classism

melanieg123's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.25

I felt like

Delilah being the drug dispenser

came out of nowhere and I didn't like it. I feel like the author needed something to tie some parts of the story together and edited it in at the very end. Same with the detective.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

graicez's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Violence

fr0gsonmushrooms's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

To keep it simple,
Logan is a delusional stalker who becomes obsessed with a girl named Delilah. She quiet and sweet and also reminds him of another girl he used to know. Delilah is struggling at home with her mom and her mom's abusive cop boyfriend.

Thats basically the first 50 pages. This book is over 300 pages though and a lot happens. It is face paced and I love that. There are a good amount of twist and turns, and even though some of them are predictable, a few made me gasp made me want to just keep reading.

I first got the book and pick it up, my first predication was that she was going to kill him. However, as I read I changed my prediction and though she was just going blame the drug ring on him and to send him to jail. Should have stuck with my gut.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicide attempt and Suicide

vale_likescheese's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

The ending leaves you extremely shocked! I loved this book and It’s very interesting. I couldn’t put it down after a little bit of reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Grief, Death, Blood, Mental illness, Child abuse, Murder, and Drug use

Minor: Gaslighting, Murder, Death of parent, Stalking, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Drug use