Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Darling Rose Gold by Stephanie Wrobel

22 reviews

sclyndes's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Child abuse

Minor: Torture, Eating disorder, Vomit, Pregnancy, Medical content, Kidnapping, Suicide, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Gaslighting, and Cancer

lana_dg95's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

heytherekaity's review against another edition

challenging 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? Yes

5.0

Holy. Fucking. Shit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Kidnapping, Suicide, Confinement, Eating disorder, Medical trauma, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Abandonment, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Body horror, Violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Blood, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

ta_ma_ra_gj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Medical content, Eating disorder, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Vomit, Emotional abuse, Body shaming, Violence, Toxic friendship, Chronic illness, and Child abuse

Minor: Torture

absolutely_court's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Eating disorder

Moderate: Abandonment

eveeneman's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Cancer, Kidnapping, and Vomit

krys_kilz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I picked up this thriller because I love Wrobel's other novel This Might Hurt. Darling Rose Gold didn't feel as strong to me. It was alright, but it was lacking the clever touches that made her other work really stand out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Cancer, Kidnapping, and Vomit

katiechasingchapters's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Vomit

augustallyearround's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Chronic illness

ohhthehorrors's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Child abuse, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Stalking, Cancer, and Pregnancy