Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Lies Like Poison by Chelsea Pitcher

3 reviews

cyerrappa's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Body shaming

Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Murder, Abandonment, Confinement, Death of parent, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Eating disorder

madarauchiha's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

0.25

✨🌠 my about / byf / CW info carrd: uchiha-madara 🌠✨

This book fucking sucked. I don't know why people are afraid to say that. The lgbt parts do not automatically redeem or make good that which is hot shit [like this book]. It's ok to say lgbt media like this book sucks shit straight out of a butthole.

content warnings.

medium teen pregnancy, child abandonment, sexual content [underage ], 

major domestic abuse, eating disorders, mental health institutions, child abuse, fire, homophobia, child death, medical abuse, 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Homophobia, Transphobia, Child death, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Pregnancy, Child abuse, and Sexual content

alannah_m's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

2.5

I...don’t know what to rate this book. It was given to me as a gift, but honestly I just don’t think I’m the target audience anymore. On the plus side, the abundance of LGBTQ+ rep was lovely to see (still too rare!!) and none of the trauma was linked with being LGBTQ+, which makes a nice change from tropes. However, I think this book was just trying to do too many things for me. If it was just a coming-of-age/ thriller, I may have liked it better. But, the addition of the fairy tale retelling, I felt, stilted the story and make it feel kind a little ridiculous to me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Violence