Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Docile by K.M. Szpara

9 reviews

carolined314's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

A hard story about brainwashing, dependence, privilege, debt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Gaslighting, Torture, Sexual assault, Confinement, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Infidelity, Dementia, Drug use, Grief, Dysphoria, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Excrement

lamegod's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Confinement, Trafficking, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Rape, Classism, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Torture, Gaslighting, Suicide attempt, Drug use, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Chronic illness, Drug use, Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, Cursing, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, and Medical content

thecharnelraven's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Grief, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Violence, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Classism

instalovewithbooks's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

I have had to take some time to digest this book as writing a review, or something related to it right after I read it? Wasn't going to happen. This book reminds me of the powerful emotions and dumbstruck I had while reading She Who Became the Sun earlier this year. (The books aren't related at all it's more of all the emotions.) 
Alex and Elisha are both fucked up. I was rooting for Elisha for the first half or so, until I saw him changing and then become who he was by the end. With Alex, I was glad we had a POV for him, but my GOD did I hate him. Even when things were starting to come together and be got out of his rich ass ideals, I still hated him. This entire book is 1000x fucked up, but yet I couldn't stop reading it. Couldn't stop thinking about it. Needed to finish this story but at the same time didn't want too. 
Honestly, I am glad I read this. I would advise to look at the TW's from this author, because they are LOTS and it's not a easy read. Honestly, how it was promoted and how people talked about it? It isn't what they were saying, but you need to read it to understand.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Torture, Slavery, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Rape, Trafficking, Toxic friendship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Self harm, Mental illness, Grief, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Panic attacks/disorders

ashlikes's review against another edition

dark sad 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? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Trafficking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Slavery, Self harm, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Rape, Physical abuse, Confinement, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Torture, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Forced institutionalization

Minor: Addiction, Death of parent, and Drug abuse

literarycavy's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, and Confinement

Moderate: Chronic illness, Dementia, Drug use, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, and Physical abuse

madisonhh666's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Torture, and Toxic relationship

aromarrie's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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? N/A

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual content, and Slavery

Moderate: Drug use, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, and Alcohol

Minor: Suicide

butteredgarbage's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Self harm, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Torture, Trafficking, Sexual content, Rape, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Dementia, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Vomit