Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Warm Hands of Ghosts by Katherine Arden

3 reviews

uranaishi's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, War, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Medical content, Medical trauma, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Misogyny, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Violence, Abandonment, Suicide attempt, Gore, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Terminal illness, Vomit, Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Xenophobia, Classism, Cursing, Deportation, and Sexism

lauriej's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Mental illness, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Medical content, Torture, War, Murder, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, and Blood

sarasreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

This was an intense read for sure. Very different from the Winternight trilogy, but equally beautiful. Her writing is entrancing and visceral, which I absolutely loved. 

This would almost be a 5 star read for me, but I wasn't as invested in the present-time storyline as much as the one from the past. The latter was absolutely riveting and I was on the edge of my seat with all of the plot and relational tension, meanwhile the present POV was mostly uneventful travel for a good portion. 

In the end, I was deeply moved by this book, and it's going to stick with me for a long time. I may eventually bump it up to 5 stars if I can't stop thinking about it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, War, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent