Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black

3 reviews

callidoralblack's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Blood, Child death, Addiction, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Child abuse, Grief, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Slavery, Sexual content, and War

stewartj0421's review

dark 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

3.5

The pacing in this book was a bit off. I wasn’t truly captivated until around the 75% mark. That said, the ending of the book was phenomenal and more than made up for the slow pace throughout the rest of the book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

Minor: Kidnapping and Murder

aysha_blake's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Violence, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Alcohol, War, Gore, Blood, and Death