Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Queenie by Candice Carty-Williams

137 reviews

libraryghost's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Racism, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Fatphobia and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide and Police brutality

boxofcats's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Child abuse, Classism, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Abandonment

Heartbreaking and wonderful at the same time, especially if you've experienced any similar situations. Queenie felt like a best friend at a difficult time.

zoerobo's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-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

3.0

This book was way darker than I was expecting and I think some of the plot points were a bit underdeveloped like Queenie's background. It didn't bowl me over but wasn't awful either. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, and Domestic abuse

quinn12_'s review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Hate crime, Grief, Emotional abuse, Eating disorder, Toxic friendship, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Violence, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Abandonment, Medical trauma, Child abuse, Miscarriage, Stalking, Sexual violence, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Infidelity, Sexism, Racism, and Fatphobia

ruth_power's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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

Hilarious! So many emotions! This book is a really honest portrayal of recovery and it discusses serious issues in a sensitive way. Shvorne Marks is a fantastic narrator too!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Body shaming

marissab's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Racism, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

Moderate: Dysphoria, Miscarriage, Rape, Body shaming, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Racial slurs

Minor: Cursing, Police brutality, Classism, Cultural appropriation, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Murder, Drug use, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide attempt, and Violence

marysaou's review against another edition

emotional 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

3.25

I can appreciate a flawed main character who goes through a transformation during the course of a novel. However, Queenie's self-destructive cycles and struggle with crippling anxiety were tough for me to read. My heart broke for her again and again, as someone who has personally experienced panic attacks and overwhelming anxiety. With all that, it was hard to enjoy this book. However, I look forward to reading more by this author, as this was her debut novel!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Sexual violence

Minor: Emotional abuse

plueschi77's review against another edition

So. Much. Trauma. 
It’s not specifically anything that triggers me, but this is too much for me right now. To me, this feels more like a chore to read, rather than me actually being invested in the story. (Not poorly written or anything, just currently not for me) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abandonment

teh_niarr's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Fatphobia, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Racism, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Sexism, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Body shaming, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Child abuse

georgie_mb's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

For me, this lived up to the hype that I’d heard about this. 

Queenie is a modern flawed woman who I came to love through this audiobook (highly recommend listening as Tamara Lawrence is just FAB).She is going through everything from the breakdown of long-term relationships, a miscarriage, casual sex, systematic racism, workplace romances, childhood trauma and mental health issues and I just found her journey from beginning to end to inspiring. 

I was truly gripped from start to finish and was rooting for Queenie like she was a real person! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Body shaming, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Sexism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders