Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Friend Scheme by Cale Dietrich

4 reviews

venetiana's review

emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

Overall, this book sadly really didn't do it for me. Without spoiling stuff, some emotional reactions were overwritten, the background felt too violent for me, and I unfortunately guessed too many things before they happened.
Also, I really didn't appreciate how some heavy and violent stuff was only dealt with and "solved" in passing, like the topic wasn't serious.
Still, some good/cute things inbetween.

A smaller but real bummer: there did not need to be any H*rry P*tter mentions in this book (why do we need to reference a transphobe's work??!!), and there were several. No thank youuu.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Medical content, and Gun violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Sexual content, and Torture

Minor: Blood, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Stalking, Transphobia, Grief, Outing, Gaslighting, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Vomit, Body shaming, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

little_white's review

lighthearted mysterious fast-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Torture

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Gun violence

fanboyriot's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.5

Read for:
♡ Idiots in Love
♡ Crime Family
♡ Only One Bed
♡ Forbidden Romance
♡ Angst with a Happy Ending


I enjoyed this book.  It was a simple and cute story with forbidden romance vibes.  The main characters were cute together.

However, it did kinda feel like it was missing something.  There was little backstories and I think parts just kinda felt bland; not to mention the dialogue felt a bit forced at times.

It's a good book to binge read.  The angst is light and there were way more wholesome vibes than I was expecting.  And so many music and movie mentions, which I always appreciate.

Spice: 🌶
(First Person POV)

Rep: Gay MC, Gay LI

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Mental illness

Moderate: Alcohol, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Sexual content, Death of parent, Homophobia, Medical content, Misogyny, and War

averyconfusedhomosapiensbooks's review against another edition

"So trusting, like a little lamb" 
Enough said.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Death, and Homophobia

Minor: Adult/minor relationship