Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Possession of Mr Cave by Matt Haig

7 reviews

twister's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Death of parent, Gun violence, Confinement, Child death, Death, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Murder, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, and Violence

josieruby1's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Murder, Grief, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Blood

Moderate: Stalking, Suicide, Self harm, Bullying, Violence, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Animal cruelty

This book is a lot, told from the perspective of an emotionally abusive man on a downward spiral possession of his daughter disguised as protection.

chubby_little_butter_books's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Stalking

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

scarletellajones's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

annttenne's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Child death, Dementia, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Rape and Suicide

jvlietteswarner's review

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

matt haig is definitely a 5 star writer but this story.. let me just say check trigger warnings before reading it

TW // death, injury description, suicide, self harm

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Self harm

Moderate: Emotional abuse

laurataylor's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Murder, Bullying, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Blood, Suicide, Child death, Grief, Body shaming, Confinement, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Self harm, and Sexual assault