Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

When She Returned by Lucinda Berry

18 reviews

killmoore_'s review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

4.0

Okay. I almost didn't finish this.. with only 20ish pages left. I was infuriated. Was the book amazing? Yes, and beautifully written despite being absolutely devastating and incredibly frustrating at times. A quick, tense read that I thought I had figured out (and was mad), made me think something amazing was about to happen (I literally hollered), then pissed me off all over again. 

Check your trigger warnings. Be prepared to be livid. Meredith is one of the most despicable fictional characters ever. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Confinement, Misogyny, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Self harm, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Child death, Gaslighting, Blood, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

yuyuv's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Cancer, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Toxic friendship, Violence, Medical trauma, Murder, Torture, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, and Confinement

brittanylee0302's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

2.25

This book sounded like a great story but overall it just wasn't good. The beginning was very, very boring & it only got really good in the last 20%. There were a lot of things that didn't link up & the twist was very much predictable. Overall I'd categorize this as a mystery, certainly not a thriller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Blood, Torture, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit, Sexual content, Animal death, Self harm, and Confinement

hermithebs's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Confinement, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

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juliaaa02's review

challenging dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Self harm, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Confinement, Abandonment, Murder, Grief, and Gaslighting

ghoulykat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Self harm

gochasingrabbits's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, and Violence

amyspag's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

This book had me gripped but I just couldn't get over that ending

I wanted Merideth to be the character in the wrong. I understood Kates Stockholm syndrome but the ending seemed so far fetched and a better twist would have been Merideth being sinister. Also who posted on the vanished forums about Kate being a dead woman. Those forums were talked about so much and had no significance as all

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, and Self harm

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Sexual assault