Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

There Are No Saints by Sophie Lark

50 reviews

spatterson7's review against another edition

dark 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: Murder, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Cursing, Stalking, Blood, Body horror, Violence, and Physical abuse

Minor: Gaslighting, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Self harm

angellike333's review against another edition

adventurous challenging inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, Self harm, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Murder, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Stalking, Violence, Death, Medical content, Emotional abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Alcoholism, and Bullying

alis143's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

olivia_k_wood's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Stalking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Self harm, and Death

cash_mama's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

I wanted to like this book. Cole was supposed to be complicated but turned out so 1 dimensional. Mara was just kind of dumb through the whole thing. The book started great with Mara being so strong but the more she was built, the less interesting she got. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Classism, Kidnapping, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Alcohol, Physical abuse, and Mental illness

colbyreads's review

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Kidnapping, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Murder, Death, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Blood

sshpurple1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Stalking, Bullying, and Cursing

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Gaslighting, Self harm, Addiction, Drug use, Sexism, Alcoholism, and Sexual content

bookslovereaders's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Self harm

kermione15's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Stalking, Torture, Sexual content, Murder, Sexual assault, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

the_pudster's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Stalking

Moderate: Self harm, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Minor: Abortion, Animal death, and Adult/minor relationship