Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Phantom Limb: A Gripping Psychological Thriller by Lucinda Berry

18 reviews

megmccreery's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

2.0

Well this was traumatizing, and the writing was boring. Very clinical and not suspenseful for a thriller. The twist was meh, and the ending was… something! If anyone reads this, you MUST check TWs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Self harm, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Eating disorder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Car accident, Suicide, Mental illness, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Excrement

gzaborski's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.0

Overall I found the book kind of disappointing, wasn’t really a thriller as much as I expected and the psychological aspect of the book seemed a bit fixated on the shock of abuse and self harm combined with pretty straightforward medical diagnostic attributes.
I found that the twists didn’t really pay off. Even thought I didn’t expect the final twist, I feel it fell flat. There wasn’t really any sense of high stakes in the main character’s self-discovery/healing process, and I also feel like this book was kind of a bad representation of how inpatient programs facilitate a positive mental health progression. I expected characters introduced to play a larger role in the story, but they felt simple, like they were only there to forward the plot prior to the twist. The book was well written from an objective pov so I’m sticking with 2 stars for this not-thrilling thriller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Physical abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Rape, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, and Suicidal thoughts

tarantulagirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Self harm, Sexual assault, Body horror, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Fatphobia, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Blood, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Car accident, Child abuse, Grief, Rape, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Suicide

shortiebabe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The book was really good! I thought I had the ending figured out, so I did not see the final plot twist at the end coming. This is my second book of Dr. Berry's.  I personally liked this better than Allegedly. Can't wait to experience some more of her books!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Rape, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

likeagilmoregirl's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Eating disorder, Body shaming, Physical abuse, Self harm, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Pedophilia, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

2.5

This is unfortunately my first "meh" from Lucinda Berry! I didn't quite guess the big plot twist about 2 hours into the audiobook but I was damn close. After the twist, I did guess the final act. It was just overall not very grabbing. How the characters talked about the others in the facility really took me out of the narrative - it just wasn't very kind to folks with mental/psychological disorders. I wasn't a fan of how they were portrayed or discussed. That on top of being able to mostly guess the plot was just not a win for me. I did finish it though, so that's something!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Medical content, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Grief, and Suicide

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Car accident, Death, Gore, and Rape

Minor: Sexual content and Vomit

princess_marie's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicide, Mental illness, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Child abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body shaming, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual violence, Gore, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Violence

Minor: Body horror, Dysphoria, Excrement, Medical content, Sexual content, Car accident, Drug use, and Vomit

tlae929's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Eating disorder, Gore, Rape, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

nicole_cob_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Body shaming, Confinement, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Bullying, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide attempt, and Vomit

cdace8's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Child abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts