Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Refugiul de la Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine

13 reviews

sophieamreacher's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

Disturbing, riveting, intense. Loved it, it made me paranoid.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Gaslighting, Confinement, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Car accident, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Grief, Gun violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Murder, Police brutality, Vomit, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Sexism, and Rape

Minor: Animal cruelty

markedwithanm's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Bullying, Grief, Murder, Blood, Gun violence, Death, Domestic abuse, and Stalking

strawberryninja's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

bxnnny's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

i got this book as well as the entire series as a gift this past holiday season and listen: i really didn't expect to get into it as much as i did but i actually really liked this. the premise is interesting, the writing was well done, and most of the characters felt believable (minus the serial killer husband - he's giving michael myers levels of power and unstoppability coupled with a mind that rivals the combined sick and twistedness of the worst of the worst serial killers you know). i got really attached to gwen and her kids and teared up a lot whenever things were going awry or people didn't believe her because i could clearly feel gwen's distress and fear and anger. the emotions felt so real and raw. i'm so surprised how hooked i was and honestly can't wait to read more of this series. hopefully it continues to be this good!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Murder, Stalking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Racism and Sexual violence

christiansenmy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Stalking

allybrown051's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

This book wasn’t bad, but I’m not dying to keep reading the rest of the series. But I already own the whole series, so we’ll see!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Death, Body horror, Blood, Sexual assault, Murder, Violence, Stalking, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Toxic relationship

danimacuk's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, and Mental illness

Moderate: Stalking, Gun violence, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Misogyny, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Rape

andra_mihaela_s's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body horror, Death, Gore, Hate crime, Stalking, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Gaslighting, Grief, Deadnaming, Police brutality, and Emotional abuse

dianna_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Torture

day_dreaming_vampire's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I liked this opener to the series.  The characters felt real and there were many tense moments.  Would have liked more of an explanation into why the culprit did what they did but I guess that will come from reading more of the series.  I will definitely continue :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Murder, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Bullying, Car accident, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Cannibalism and Emotional abuse