Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

What Lies in the Woods by Kate Alice Marshall

23 reviews

goodjollymissmolly's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Violence, Murder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

mhh831666's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

idk if it's really a 5 star thriller or if I'm just emotional because I'm 4 days sober from those fun life ruining opiates but either way, I can't think of any way to improve this one so I suppose it's a 5 star 🤷🏼‍♀️. plus it's beautifully written and the characters are so real you can taste them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Mental illness, Rape, Death, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Gore, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Sexual harassment

macyforthun's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Mental illness, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Gore, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Adult/minor relationship, and Rape

cjjordan's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, Gaslighting, Sexual assault, Suicide, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Rape, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Violence, and Toxic friendship

cjgmiranda220's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Violence, Torture, and Suicide

Moderate: Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Blood, Death, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, and Mental illness

kathywoo10's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Child death, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Death, and Gun violence

Minor: Classism, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Chronic illness, and Emotional abuse

missgrangerr's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Blood, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, and Physical abuse

abundance_of_fiction's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

4.25

This book was a great start to 2024. Both mystical and mysterious, this novel does a great job of bringing you into this the convoluted mess that has occurred.  While you can semi-predict elements of the novel, it does not take away from the feeling of the eventual reveal. Naomi is the perfect protagonist, in that she is anything but perfect. The unreliable memories, character perspective, and storytelling leads to the culmination of a story that you both see coming and yet didn’t. Without spoilers, this story was a great read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Death, Torture, Rape, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Grief, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Body horror, Child death, Gore, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Alcohol, Kidnapping, and Murder

littlemissanalog's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Suicide attempt, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Blood, Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Classism, Murder, Bullying, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Violence, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Vomit, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicidal thoughts

hannahcstocks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Murder, Stalking, Medical content, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Infidelity, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Cancer and Death of parent