Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

They Never Learn by Layne Fargo

89 reviews

craftygal's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Alcohol

emsxrenee's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death of parent, Bullying, Suicide, Sexual assault, Murder, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, and Torture

catoken's review against another edition

dark hopeful relaxing medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Abandonment

dfriend12's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

4.5 ⭐️

Similar to Yellowface, I very much enjoyed this one without really liking a single character. Everyone is a bit too much of whatever they are but it works. The amplified emotion from the POVs you read make everything a little extra heightened and it works. The exaggeration to the point of killing. 

Loved the twist about halfway through the book. Made it much more interesting to see the full story come together. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Infidelity, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Alcohol, and Blood

smokeyphynix's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Stalking, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Vomit, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Blood, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, and Rape

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I would like to personally thank this book for busting me out of the worst reading slump I've been in so far this year. It was brought on by some drama in my personal life that kind of made picking up most books unbearable, but it turned out all I needed was this sapphic tale of revenge to get me back to myself. This book was immersive and morally complex and I enjoyed every minute of it! The writing was believable and smart without being too complicated and the pacing was excellent. Absolutely a new fave.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Blood, Death, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Suicide, Violence, Stalking, Gore, and Misogyny

Moderate: Alcoholism, Car accident, Rape, Gun violence, and Vomit

spookymartinireads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

5.0

He had it coming 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

leyza052's review against another edition

dark emotional funny informative reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse

allygirl32's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual harassment, Death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

To go along with the content warnings; there is explicit mention of all of those things, though it is told through a female lens and dealt with quite well; there are infuriating moments that are there purposefully to illustrate examples of very real things that happen to survivors of SA and other violence/abuse

dweeks417's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

This was such a satisfying revenge thriller! I loved the narrative structure and learning the different connections between the characters. Very fast-paced, switching between two POVs and relatively short chapters with tense endings kept me reading. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Misogyny