Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Rafe: A Buff Male Nanny by Rebekah Weatherspoon

12 reviews

mayareadsxo's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Infidelity, Death, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

grace33's review against another edition

challenging funny lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Cancer and Gaslighting

notthatlibrarian's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

Minor: Infidelity

iamsammie27's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Gaslighting and Emotional abuse

romie_chat's review

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

a quick and easy read that gave me butterflies (and heart palpitations). I adored the girls, Avery and Addison, they were absolutely adorable. my only issue (and it's definitely a me problem) is how fast the relationship between Sloan and Rafe evolved. everything went way too fast, and I found the ending to be quite abrupt. but overall, it's a lovely read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

zombiezami's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Violence, and Medical content

Minor: Gaslighting, Cancer, Pregnancy, Police brutality, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexism

employer/employee relationship

agnesbebon's review against another edition

fast-paced

2.0

I was really excited for this one and it fell short. 

Things I liked:
- no third act breakup 
- Rafe?? Super hot, super smooth, super cute 
- the quiche scene? Yes absolutely 
- the blurb on the cover was genuinely funny 
- I enjoyed the beginning 
- really cute and amazing mother-daughters relationship 
- amazing, successful, single mother

Things I liked not so much:
- this book would’ve greatly benefitted from a round or two more of editing. There are typos, missing words, and grammatical issues that take away from a really fun story
- writing felt kind of flat at times, wish there as some more dynamic sentence structure
- forced back and forth dialogue to provide backstory and move the plot along 
- scenes and chapters rarely felt complete 
- would benefit from more show, less tell; pretty much everything was just told 
- no transitions, scenes just felt kind of forced together 
- definitely times where I was confused 
- literally said “ha what” when all of a sudden it was three years later in the epilogue 
- went way too fast for me

I overall just think it was underdeveloped. Conflicts were introduced and resolved on the same page, facts and moments that could’ve been developed really well were just mentioned in passing. I was left wanting more, but not in a good way, and I think most of these issues could’ve been resolved with more editing. 

I will be reading Xeni, however. Rebekah did leave me interested in Xeni.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexism, Gaslighting, and Emotional abuse

thefatpaperback's review against another edition

funny lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

I fell headfirst into this book, and I fell hard. I forgot what day it was—genuinely—and missed my therapy appointment. Didn’t realize I missed therapy until about 10 minutes after finishing the book. This book made me giddy and happy for Rafe and Sloan. It earns all the stars! So good!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Cancer, Infidelity, and Police brutality

ruthiedr89's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Gaslighting and Emotional abuse

futuremsq's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Minor: Emotional abuse and Violence