Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Girl in Pieces (Ungekürzte Lesung) by Kathleen Glasgow

137 reviews

bookishperseus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Addiction, Mental illness, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Bullying, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Trafficking, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Gore, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Sexism, Self harm, Hate crime, Medical content, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Body horror, and Gaslighting

riannesdijkstra's review against another edition

dark hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Violence, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, and Self harm

steffi_lag's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm

Moderate: Suicide, Drug abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Abandonment

sarah_j90's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-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? Yes

3.5

This book was heartbreakingly beautiful. I loved the short chapters and was really rooting for Charlie all the way through. The character stories are good but I felt like some of them seemed important and then just dwindled out. I've got the other three in the series so I'm looking forward to reading them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Blood, Body shaming, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, and Violence

This book was heartbreakingly beautiful. I loved the short chapters and was really rooting for Charlie all the way through. The character stories are good but I felt like some of them seemed important and then just dwindled out. I've got the other three in the series so I'm looking forward to reading them.

baileyreed's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

alexanderlightwood's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Drug abuse, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Fire/Fire injury, Bullying, Death, and Blood

lilyyyy_b's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Blood, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Vomit, Violence, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Grief, and Death

meikekievits's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Deadnaming, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Body horror, Confinement, Addiction, Blood, Drug use, Cursing, and Alcoholism

abicaro17's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective slow-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

5.0

This book is so utterly complex it was almost hard to rate. Its girtty and rosy at the same time. It both perfectly explains self harm and its negative effects and glamorizes a toxic relationship. I didn't want to love it but I did. I cried through the last third of the book and am
both satisfied and unsatisfied with the ending. I appreciate that the book doesn't have a happy ever after as its not a happy book but for Charlie I wanted someone to give her one. Gut wrenching and reflective. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Vomit, Rape, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Gore, Violence, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Self harm, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

ssamachi's review against another edition

dark emotional 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: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt