Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

3 reviews

daybreakreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

Graphic: Mental illness and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Self harm, Blood, Mental illness, Stalking, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Animal cruelty, Car accident, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Self harm, Drug use, and Drug abuse

oh_roudha_reads's review

dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

Tbh I loved this book I finished it so quickly but, the plot twist it seemed like a big thing but, it wasn’t. I mean was I surprised? Yes, I was. Did I suspect it? Yes, I did. It was too predictable to me. But nonetheless it was a very, very nice book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, and Self harm

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Abandonment and Animal cruelty

kyl_aaaaaaa's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual assault, Stalking, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Abandonment, Car accident, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis