Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

88 reviews

reagan_lei's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Child death, Mental illness, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

faduma'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, and Torture

anna_wa's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Bullying, Murder, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Child abuse, Homophobia, Ableism, and Grief

rachelfayreads's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Child abuse, Child death, Bullying, Lesbophobia, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death, and Physical abuse

saoirse_the_thespian's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book had me on the edge of my seat and I couldn’t sleep after reading it. Definitely not for the light of heart and you should check the trigger warnings. I loved it so much, but I don’t know if I’ll be rereading it soon because it was not a light read in terms of content. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Torture, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Murder, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Homophobia and Cursing

Minor: Miscarriage and Vomit

kshertz's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I couldn’t stop reading. Tiffany D Jackson is so fantastic. The parallels of horror to child abuse and missing children is really impactful. I hope young adults see what she’s saying and this book changes them how it changed me. Fantastic book that everyone should read if they’re in the mood for a tough ya mystery/horror. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Bullying, Child death, Gore, Murder, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Body horror, Death, and Drug use

katephilp's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, and Physical abuse

tmcphetridge4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Objectively, this is the best book that I have read from Tiffany Jackson. As far as pacing goes at least. But the timeskips were disorienting and the content was abhorrent (but intentionally so). It was incredibly difficult to listen to, and incredibly difficult to think about. While the plot twist was shocking (and more well written than Grown/Allegedly), I was frustrated with

the fact that her amnesia was two years of lost memory? And that she was actively out in society/school? Usually cases that are that severe are in intense therapy and guidance to assist the victim, rather than shield them... so this wasn't believable to me. Had it been several months of amnesia? Maybe. But over a year? Two years?? Not as believable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Lesbophobia, Violence, Abandonment, Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Confinement, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Torture, Murder, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

sydneylmeyer7's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Infertility

hue's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

You think it's bad and then it's just worse.

I think I really had to just brush over the cooler thing or I would've drowned in it. Good lord how sad, it's horrible.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Alcoholism

Moderate: Sexual content