Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

White Horse by Erika T. Wurth

31 reviews

scifi_rat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Addiction, Murder, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Colonisation, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Grief, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape and Pedophilia

blacksphinx's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Body horror, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Addiction, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Incest, Sexual assault, and Ableism

Minor: Police brutality, Mental illness, Abandonment, Forced institutionalization, Colonisation, War, and Car accident

TW: Child sexual assault, ableist slur (the r-word)

bkwrm1317's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

So glad I picked this up on a whim for a later in the year reading challenge and looking forward to reading more by Wurth very soon. 

A new voice (for me) in horror to eat right up. Loved this metal head, the Lofa haunting her, and the slow burn reveal about her mother who went missing two days after her birth, presumed dead. Definitely worth the read! 

Check CWs

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Incest

Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, Murder, Alcoholism, and Suicide attempt

rachaelwho's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

This was mostly extremely tedious Mary Sue, reddit-quality nonsense, except a few surprise pockets like

the unexpectedly excellent description of her crystal high with the blue lights

. For that, I was prepared to give it a two. And then

the author decided that the solution to Debbie having an abusive husband who controlled and isolated her, was for Debbie to simply demand that Kari and Jack literally just get along from now on.

I hesitate to even give it a single star for that. Actually, y'know what? I won't. The writing sucked and that plotline was offensive and dangerous. Fuck this book right into the sun. This author owes me 9.5 hours.

Edited to add: apparently the author is possibly a white woman presenting herself as indigenous, which would honestly make *so* much sense. This book felt so generically, vaguely native, with a few con picuous references to "pretendians," "generokees," and "great great grandma Cherokee princesses." But I thought it was just like how badly the author wanted us to know Kari was sooooo metal and sooo badass and hot and not like other girls. Ugh! Could've saved myself some time if I'd looked into her. Seriously, skip this trash fire.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Addiction, and Child abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting, Incest, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Genocide, Racism, and Slavery

noemi_qu's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Gun violence, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Colonisation, Grief, and Self harm

cait_henry56's review against another edition

After researching the author and finding out that the ethnic background they claim and have profited off for years is dubious at best, I could not keep reading- not that there was anything worth sticking around for. Stereotypical edgy teen who is actually in her 30s, MC Kari is exhausting as a narrator, jumping time and telling more than showing (seriously the name dropping of locations, bands, hell even Netflix and good Ole Bud Light got old immediately.) The softening of spousal abuse was also not pleasant to read, like I get that it's realistic but Wurth seemed too into defending abusive husbands. I didn't make it to the twist that seems to include CSA, which cheapens the writing even more than what it is now. Thank God I got this on clearance, and I cannot wait to donate it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Alcoholism

chasingpages1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Addiction, Murder, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death of parent, Drug use, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Alcohol, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Self harm, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Death, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Abandonment, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Torture, Racism, Stalking, War, Cursing, Gore, Body horror, Police brutality, Colonisation, Genocide, and Medical content

kelseyke's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

laura_keoski's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Murder, Grief, Gaslighting, Body horror, Blood, Alcoholism, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Colonisation, Alcohol, Drug use, Genocide, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, and Sexual content

Minor: Gaslighting, Police brutality, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Emotional abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Colonisation, Cursing, Cultural appropriation, and Police brutality