Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

168 reviews

bugcatcherviolet's review against another edition

mysterious reflective 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: Toxic friendship and Emotional abuse

Minor: Kidnapping

danasaur's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Death

Moderate: Confinement, Trafficking, Torture, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Violence, Abandonment, Murder, Gun violence, and Blood

Minor: Excrement, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Vomit

hfrancesh's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• 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: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death and Toxic friendship

Minor: Gun violence

futureofmydays's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Death, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, Torture, Vomit, Gore, Medical trauma, Murder, Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Sexual harassment

thisislaura's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

5.0

Oof, first I love/hated it, then I couldn’t put it down, then I was like “This better have a happy ending Susanna Clarke!” Then I was really taken with how beautiful it was. Excellent writing and all the feels. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Confinement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, and Toxic friendship

lunacurlypaws's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

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

5.0

A beautiful book! Atmospheric, mysterious, contemplative. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

margauxjpg's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Stalking, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

ankiaisreading's review

adventurous mysterious reflective 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Murder, Gun violence, Gaslighting, Death, and Confinement

maddiearthur's review

dark mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Dementia, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, and Trafficking

ozymandias272's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad medium-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: Toxic friendship and Abandonment

Moderate: Death and Emotional abuse