Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Bitterthorn: A sapphic Gothic romance inspired by classic fairytales by Kat Dunn

9 reviews

salted07's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0

THIS BOOK DESTROYED ME BUT IN A GOOD WAY YOU SHOULD ALL READ IT

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Self harm, Blood, Abandonment, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and Death

Minor: Gaslighting, Gore, Blood, Animal death, Emotional abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Death

naddles's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-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

5.0

A love letter to loneliness. I think I'd read it again and again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Self harm

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Body shaming, Blood, and Abandonment

lyraparledor's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Self harm

Minor: Death, Suicidal thoughts, and Death of parent

hobbit_at_heart's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Death of parent

Moderate: Blood, Self harm, Death, Classism, Confinement, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

lisavandonselaar's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Grief

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Blood, Death of parent, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Kidnapping

kaetheluise_nckl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Death, Abandonment, Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Murder, Body horror, and Violence

Minor: Vomit, Sexual content, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, and Kidnapping

- suicidal ideation - emotional abuse - neglect - self-harm - depression/anxiety

readercasey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Mental illness, Abandonment, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

tyler_hmac's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Self harm, and Vomit

leloly's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Self harm, and Grief

Minor: Blood, Body horror, Kidnapping, and Murder