Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Cartographers, by Peng Shepherd

5 reviews

coookiecat's review against another edition

mysterious 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? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, Gun violence, Murder, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Confinement

Minor: Sexual content

monnibo's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Death, Gaslighting, and Violence

leaflit's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Murder, and Infidelity

Moderate: Classism, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Mental illness, Grief, and Gaslighting

abrich's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.5

Pacing issues, plot holes, and of the 10 characters Bear was the only potentially likable one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Death of parent

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Murder, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Classism, Grief, Infidelity, Stalking, and Violence

amelianotthepilot's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

3.5

it was fine

i dunno why the parents made the decisions they did. i also figured out the villain pretty early on

i think the maps aesthetic is cool but it felt like too much sometimes

very slow start and slow pace not super exciting for a mystery 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury