Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Broken Whispers by Neva Altaj

7 reviews

abicaro17's review

dark emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-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

Ugh so cute! Ok so I think I liked this better than the last book just a tad! Bianca is a mute Italian mafia princess being offered to the Russians as a wife to bring peace. Mikhail is the enforcer of the Russian mob and has been watching Bianca dance for months. Between Mikhail's no touching and scars and Biancas voice and shit family, the trauma was very prominent in the plot. What wasn't? Mikhails daughter Lena. She's present for plot purposes but she disappears in the last 50ish pages. She isn't even in the epilogue (that I remember). Just kinda weird plot hole stuff. The actual romance and main plot was great and interesting though! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Torture, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Bullying, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Medical trauma, Sexual content, War, Car accident, Cursing, Pregnancy, and Stalking

poupimali's review

4.5

I had a really good time while reading it.
It’s an easy reading and it is well written.
Bianca is a strong woman, young but she’s been through enough to be assertive.
Mikhail is wounded in so many ways… and yet… ❤️🫠

Spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Tropes :
mafia romance, 
Age gap

Single dad

Slow burn
Obsessed MMC (with a little bit of a stalker)
Strong FMC

The next book is about Sergei. And the more unhinged they are the more I am a sucker for them, so I guess I have a date now because Sergei is seriously unwell.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Trafficking, Torture, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

johall7's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Car accident

absolutely_court's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Torture, Blood, Death, Body horror, Gore, and Violence

Minor: Vomit, Body shaming, Rape, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

luizalikesbooks's review

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Torture, Gaslighting, and Violence

Moderate: Torture

andeng's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Cursing, Medical content, Body shaming, Gore, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Rape

Moderate: Drug use and Death of parent

laura_rheads_too_much's review

dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Murder, Torture, Death, Violence, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Medical trauma, Emotional abuse, and Medical content

Moderate: Grief, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Misogyny