Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean

57 reviews

nadinesnutsandbeans's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Blood

nellzzzz's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Abortion, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Grief, and Alcohol

literary_laur's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

amandapaige14's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, and Kidnapping

dpham's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, and Kidnapping

miabarranco's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

readalongwithyasmin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was much darker than I expected. The world is dark enough for me. It started slowly but picked up after the second half. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder

book_goddess's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

3.5

This book was pretty emotional.
If you’re sensitive with abusive material I wouldn’t suggest reading it. I enjoyed it though. Not a bad book. I’m not sure if I’d call it a thriller though… more of a mystery in my opinion.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Child death

louiepotterbook's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

kwolfie's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This book did nothing to help my paranoia about being a woman in our society, but still I couldn't put it down. Most thrillers center around people who are already dead, but this one focuses on the return of somebody who was essentially presumed dead after 2 years, and I loved this angle. It was deeply dark and very depressing, but also enthralling. It appealed to the psych student side of me leaning into the "why" behind the events and people in the book. I wish it leaned into this more, but I know that wouldn't be appealing to a wider audience, so I get it. The first 50 or so pages didn't get me, but once I got past that I read the rest of the book in 1 day, thinking about it on my drive home. I truly did not see the twists coming. Reading TWs is SO important for this book though if you need.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment