Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

A Winter's Promise by Christelle Dabos

44 reviews

hue's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

Utterly baffled.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, and Violence

chloenrogers's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious 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

4.0

Whimsical fantasy with a side of tense forced marriage. I found the pacing to be slow in parts and wished we had more interactions with our main couple, but the writing was delightful and I can tell we’re gearing up for something much bigger 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Classism

Minor: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

clight's review

adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Violence

joisaddler's review

medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Violence, and Classism

heoleen's review against another edition

adventurous challenging tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Death, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape

royalraspberry's review against another edition

mysterious

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

3.5

This is a really interesting one because I think it's really outside the wheelhouse of what I normally read - I picked it up for a reading challenge because someone had it listed under "book about your favorite season, winter" and that gets a hard disagree from me, but I did put it under "book with a misleading title". 

The writing in this book was absolutely lovely. That said it is 50% world building and 50% political intrigue.  And the world building was absolutely spectacular, I really enjoyed all of it. Dabos has created an incredibly interesting world filled with interesting characters (none of whom are trustworthy, but that's part of the fun). But there was just so *little* plot in the book that I really, really struggled. 

If you're into fantasy books heavy on character development and world building, this is absolutely the right book for you. It's well written and the narrator for the audio book is completely enchanting to listen to, she brings the rich, beautiful world into a new depth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Blood, Police brutality, and Murder

chiaraaaa's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, and Sexism

rowanrelph's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Blood, Police brutality, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

grizzlysnack's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, and Miscarriage

Minor: Child death, Drug use, Sexual content, and Suicide

toriwatson's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexism