Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Electric Idol by Katee Robert

109 reviews

diandra_s's review

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse

venetiana's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.0

An okay read, but especially in comparison with Neon Gods, it really didn't do anything for me. Also a bit repetitive and dragged out.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

sidhewitch's review

4.75

Audiobook Review. Dual Narration. Our two narrators did a great job, though I continue to feel like Alex is a little miscast. Still, I enjoyed the performance more than I did for Neon Gods, and nothing was distracting or off-putting. A really enjoyable listen.

All I can say is wow. I devoured this book. Psyche is a smart, interesting, understandable character and a plus-size heroine to boot, and Eros is a bit of a dark hero without being too dark. Katee Robert described him as a feral cat who followed home the first person who was ever nice to him, and in that way I feel like this is a little bit or a morality-chain story. Not full-blown, but if that's your jam you might enjoy this.

The book is heavy on the spice, but I'd say it shares the spotlight for most of the books length with the actual plot. There were a few points of contention for me, mostly having to do with feeling like Psyche was either waffling on some opinions without reason or that Eros was just a horribly unreliable narrator when it came to her (which made no sense to me), but they were rare. For the most part the plot is tightly constructed, as good plant-and-pay-off, and serves the romance without getting silly. The two characters felt more fleshed out to me than Hades and Persephone had been, and their falling in love seemed more rooted in getting to know each other (at least for Psyche). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Fatphobia, Gun violence, and Violence

Sexual Content: The spice.
Emotional Abuse: Adult parent to adult child on-page, adult child reflecting on similar abuse when he was an actual child. Also Demeter continues to be a horrible mother but it's more swept under the rug in this one.
Gun Violence / Violence: Brief, on page, not explicit. Fatphobia: People are assholes on-page to Psyche. It's brief and infrequent.

_carly_'s review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

lcronin0815's review

dark emotional tense fast-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

A retelling or Eros and Psyche with a twist. I appreciate the fact that Psyche is a plus sized main character and I think that Katee Roberts did the role and little everyday challenges with things like shopping as a plus size woman. 

It was a little corny but I was definitely here for it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Gun violence

savgulick's review

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

ednam0dewannabe's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Medical content

Moderate: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Classism

toberomanced's review

dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

3.75

Very satisfying emotionally. Less so sexually.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Alcohol

Minor: Blood

_savannahreads_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

simplyammee's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Child abuse, Cursing, and Emotional abuse