Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

270 reviews

ninalita's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Rape, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abortion, Emotional abuse, Blood, Abandonment, and Violence

Minor: Animal death, Gaslighting, Misogyny, and Animal cruelty

ksera's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, and Confinement

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Torture, Sexual assault, Miscarriage, Infidelity, Infertility, Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, and Toxic relationship

shesflippinpages's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Confinement, Blood, Child abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Death, Grief, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Murder, Pregnancy, Rape, Toxic friendship, and Violence

olivia22xxx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Animal death, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Domestic abuse, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, and Miscarriage

Minor: Drug use

bunky_jones's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Drug use, Confinement, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Abortion and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Pregnancy, Medical trauma, Adult/minor relationship, Mental illness, Infertility, Sexual assault, and Rape

louiepotterbook's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Toxic friendship, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Murder, Child death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Grief, Violence, Child abuse, Abortion, Body horror, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Blood, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, and Gaslighting

ryendnae's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Suicide and Murder

Minor: Alcohol, Infidelity, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Child death, and Adult/minor relationship

ashtonjamesdean's review against another edition

dark tense

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, and Confinement

Moderate: Rape

lauran12'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: Child abuse

ammcd1118's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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