Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Out of Love by Hazel Hayes

50 reviews

supaproxy's review

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

There's something about love stories that are just a love story. There are love stories about great, timeless loves that know no bounds, but there's something even better about love stories that end in full stops and unravel something more about the human experience of love and loving someone and being in love. This book captures so much of that human experience, and it bares all in the things one goes through and thinks when in (and out) of a romantic relationship. 

Although reading the story in reverse was difficult to get a hang of at first, it made the whole story feel like a memory and contributed to the whole theme of experiencing love as opposed to succeeding or failing at it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Biphobia, Mental illness, Vomit, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Miscarriage, and Panic attacks/disorders

jesshaslegs's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

This was beautiful

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

deirdre_reads's review

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage and Domestic abuse

kmcrossman's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Infidelity

Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, and Sexual harassment

loukate's review

emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

shitting, crying, reflecting

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Miscarriage, Addiction, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Infidelity, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Pregnancy and Grief

k8we's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Domestic abuse

readwithsophsx's review

emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Addiction, Suicide, and Sexual assault

ryliereadss's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Heartbreaking. I was worried that the format would be confusing and it was at first but then I got used to it. I feel like I would have caught more details being brought up as the book went on but I was always excited when I found something that related to what happened earlier. So unique to try and figure out where things went wrong and what changed. I do agree with another reviewer that said they wished we were given more of a reason to like Theo towards the last third of the book. So many different things happen in this book but it doesn't feel like too much, it just feels like life. I need to make my friends read this book so I have someone to talk about it with.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Miscarriage and Sexual assault

Minor: Domestic abuse and Suicidal thoughts

anjae's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective sad slow-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

4.0

I wasn’t a huge fan of the writing style when I first started reading it. It felt like a strange mix of a self-help book and an opinion article in the NY Times. But as I kept reading, either the writing style changed or I got used to it. I actually quite enjoyed the book by the end.

I think that as Angel looked back further and further into her life, she was looking back at a happier her. I think the writing style might have been intentionally almost aggressively “witty” at the beginning, and as we saw younger and happier versions of her the style was less jarring.

Once I realized that I actually quite liked how the style changed through the book, and I appreciated the style in the beginning as well.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

abbiemreads's review

reflective sad 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? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders and Suicidal thoughts