Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

La Maldición del Amor Verdadero by Stephanie Garber

25 reviews

kari_f's review against another edition

dark

1.5

I was going to give this book 2 stars, because it was overly frilly, and I only liked one character, and felt like it had no plot. But then the nonsensical epilogue happened. 

Tell me how a curse can have eyes and ears, enough sentience to understand human language and ability to follow and watch characters, but it doesn’t have lungs to be able to take a breath. Because THAT is where we need to suspend belief, here. Just… what?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Murder, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Gaslighting, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Physical abuse, Bullying, Abandonment, Violence, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Confinement, and Blood

Minor: Death of parent

taylorjayne's review against another edition

0.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Stalking, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Child death, Kidnapping, Murder, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Confinement

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Mental illness, Stalking, Body horror, Child death, Sexual harassment, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gore, Blood, Confinement, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

karissahodge's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Blood, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cursing

juliesleseecke's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-paced

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

2.5

I am sad. This felt rushed and messy. There are so many plot holes and lose ends. Please rewrite it, my babies deserve better 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Death, Animal death, Cursing, and Murder

prashiie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

“But the problem with hope was also what made it so wonderful. Once a bit of hope had come to life, it was difficult to kill.” 

 

The arch has been opened, the Valors are free and Evangeline has lost her memories. Without her memories, she’s bound to believe everything Apollo says. Apollo sees this as a second chance to do better. Her heart tries to warn her, but she doesn’t know any better. See, always listen to your heart! Jacks is convinced that she lost her memories because he used the stones to travel back in time. He wants to let her live in peace but his love for her keeps him close. 

 

Evangeline getting her memories back was expected, but it somehow felt a little anticlimactic. Also, I hated Aurora and Apollo. They are horrible. Glad to see that Apollo at least got a fitting end. And what’s up with LaLa?

She finally gets to the love of her life, but then decides not to pursue it? Weird, especially when she put a curse on Evangeline and Apollo as motivation to open the Valory arch.

 

 

Overall, an OK read but it did miss coherence and I still had a lot of questions about this magical world which were left unanswered. The focus is more on the romantic side of the story instead of the magical side of the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

anna_harpist's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Torture

katvou's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Violence, and Gaslighting

Minor: Kidnapping, Child death, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, and Toxic friendship

tays_books's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal death, and Infidelity

Minor: Cursing, Death of parent, Alcohol, Self harm, and Torture

aseel_reads's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

super cute and wholesome fantasy, but also such a wild ride :') apollo was the worst but i loved my babies 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Murder, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

emmacartlidge's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship