Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Särmikäs Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

219 reviews

ruthtsharpe's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Kidnapping, Gaslighting

brianna_kai's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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really enjoyed this book ending was a bit disappointing but overall was a captivating story 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment

alice8217's review against another edition

3.0

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder

countrysunshine116's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture

kitaabeinaurkindle's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Kidnapping, Gaslighting

hollyenglish's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I finished this book the day I started it, I couldn't put it down. Was sure it was going to be a five star rating from me until the last few pages, but the ending felt rushed. Apart from that, a really gripping psychological thriller. 

I'm fine with a bleak ending and Peter's arc does make sense to me. But it felt like all Sally's character development was thrown out in a couple of pages and it didn't feel convincing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Kidnapping

sweetjuly_src's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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When I read the synopsis I didn’t know it would get so dark… I’m glad I was reading a cozy romance in between. There should be, maybe, trigger warnings. I got curious about the audiobook, as there’s a narrator for each of the POVs. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Gaslighting

The main characters are deeply impacted by their upbringing, which draws my compassion for them, but then, some choices are made, especially by one of them. I know it’s based on real aspects, but I keep thinking “don’t do it” to no avail, of course…

madbro13's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This book is very well written but dark is not a strong enough term. The premise is similar to that of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine: events in the life of an antisocial and somewhat odd adult woman lead her to uncover past trauma from her childhood that which she repressed, except that Sally Diamond's trauma is way more f***** up and part way through the book alternating chapters are from another character's perspective which dive even deeper into the perpetrated cycles of trauma. 
Heavy content warnings on SA, kidnapping and confinement, misogyny, and a good sprinkle of racism.

Honestly rough shit happens in this story but it is written incredibly well. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Xenophobia, Pregnancy

corenemac's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

quietabyss's review against another edition

3.0

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This veered too close to trauma corn for me, not to mention the ending practically tripping over itself. This could've been a lot more meaningful if it had been a solid discussion about generational trauma, and about the struggles of dealing with personal trauma, but no. Just read The Room instead.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Kidnapping, Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Lesbophobia