Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson

88 reviews

jennneely82's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

Jackson writes characters that stick with you. I felt emotionally attached to Claudia, a middle schooler, who lost her best friend. As with any child she begins trying to find her, and a story of child abuse, child neglect, and mental illness ensues. Such a powerful, but triggering book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Murder, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Confinement and Death

brianna_moye's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual content and Drug use

thissagreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

A must read! A book that has a big, but sad plot twist. It will have you emotionally hurt for days. Shines a light on the state's lack of care for the children the system, but told from the perspective of a child which was refreshing.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Child abuse, Abandonment, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Child death

amandadevoursbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

Monday is missing and Claudia, her best friend, is the only one who is missing her. Claudia keeps looking for Monday. She tries to get every adult she knows to find out where her friend is. 

I could not put this book down. I loved Claudia and the other characters. I missed Monday with her, and The ending....

Content warning: There is a ton of lesbophobia in here as the other kids at Claudia's school bully her and Monday. It was really hard to read
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I will hear no critique of it. For me, out was another amazing book from Tiffany D Jackson 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Classism, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Child death, Violence, Mental illness, Grief, Gaslighting, and Lesbophobia

eas2's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Murder, Lesbophobia, and Child death

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

Wow was that depressing. I cried which I wasn’t really expecting, but I really got to know the characters and felt for them. I do have to say I thought it was weird how it was written and how Claudia was written, but it makes sense when a certain reveal happens. This is such an important story, but very dark. I also really like Claudia as a main character and how strong she was. I really enjoyed the friendships and the family and how great of support system Claudia had. I do have to say it was also kind of confusing how it was written because I kept forgetting what timeline we were in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Violence, Child death, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Lesbophobia, Murder, Drug use, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, and Physical abuse

keelsrn's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-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

4.5

A beautiful, emotional read. The writing is so captivating and authentic to a 13 year old’s voice. Highly recommend checking the trigger warnings in advance before deciding to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Child abuse, Violence, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Grief, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Death, and Child death

Moderate: Sexual content and Classism

Minor: Alcohol and Blood

zamzamzebra's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Murder, Grief, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Classism, Lesbophobia, Bullying, and Gaslighting

Minor: Dementia

krisc1989's review against another edition

dark informative 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? N/A

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Bullying, Murder, Child abuse, and Child death

amberj87's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-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: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Emotional abuse, Torture, Murder, and Toxic relationship