Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

None Of This Is Serious by Catherine Prasifka

13 reviews

236girls's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-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

4.0

okay i was ready to not like this book but honestly this actually hit with me. like this touched on a lot of very heavy things in terms of like finding your footing without school as a Real Adult, feeling like everyone else has it together, sexism and misogyny and also the anxiety of feeling like everyone hates you or is out to get you. and the metaphor of the crack underlying everything and being an ever present thing and sophie essentially persevering in spite of all the cracks in her life is soooo chefs kiss. also i know ppl felt she was one dimensional bc of all the talk of her checking her social media but are we not all victims of that rn... all we do is scroll thru our stupid lil apps... guys. the thing is. it's actually Very Serious but also not at all serious! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

gracierogers's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Vomit, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

sophiestbr's review against another edition

emotional funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was so captivating to me, yet tough to read because of how relatable so much of it was. It took turns I wasn't expecting and ones I saw coming but felt just as hard when they actually happened. The author, Catherina Prasifka, also gives us a masterclass in unreliable narrator which challenges the reader to see past what is written before us. Intelligently written and quick to read, would recommend!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Cursing, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Infidelity and Abortion

errie's review against another edition

dark emotional

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming and Mental illness

aseel_reads's review against another edition

reflective medium-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

3.5

This was an odd little piece of fiction. Not sure how I feel about the topics discussed and the overall plot events that happened 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

jennyshelby's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Vomit

Moderate: Body shaming, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood and Injury/Injury detail

mariambbd's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Alcohol

Minor: Rape

luce98's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

I have never resonated with a character like I did with Sophie. I recommend this read to every femme in their 20s. It made me feel that it's okay I don't have it all figured out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

Moderate: Body shaming and Sexual harassment

Minor: Mental illness and Toxic friendship

taranim's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Minor: Vomit

francescalange's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol