Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Blood Orange by Harriet Tyce

47 reviews

chelseamayxxx's review against another edition

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

3.0

I found this book very hard to read. I got to page 150 and I worked out what was going happen in the rest of the book by the way the book was written and I was right. There was a few bits that shocked me but no too much. The murder trail gets over shadowed by the affair and the evil husband in the book. The book was so boring and some of the characters were so annoying as well. For a debut book it wasn’t that good. If am been honest xx

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicide

annabulkowski's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Grief, Vomit, Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Drug abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Toxic friendship, and Drug use

whatchareadingheather's review against another edition

I had to give up halfway on this book. Literally none of the characters are redeeming. You main character is a doormat. I was filled in on what happens with the lawsuit aspect and it did not surprise me whatsoever. The ‘twists’ were unsurprising when told to me because with how everything was going it’s like ‘of course this happened.’ Just no.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and Body shaming

pkc's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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

3.0

What a frickin’ trip.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Gaslighting, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

velsbooknook's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense

4.5

 Finally a thriller that hit the spot for me! I went in blind and I had no idea what to expect but this book was a gripping page-turner. The characters are all so unlikeable. The lack of respect, empathy and human decency was unreal. The whole mood and setting of the book was so dark, toxic and disturbing be sure to check trigger warnings! The pacing was very well done in my opinion and even though I guessed a main twists it did not make the reading experience less enjoyable. I had this book sitting on my shelf for a very long time but I'm very happy I finally got around to reading it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Vomit, Rape, Infidelity, and Suicide

bronwenc's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Murder, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Suicide

caryshope41's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Rape, Alcoholism, and Sexual assault

bex7dier's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Toxic relationship, Grief, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Cursing, Blood, Alcoholism, Violence, Physical abuse, Infidelity, and Child abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Suicide

kathkaf's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Death

amy2710's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted sad fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Stalking, Violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Alcohol, and Vomit