Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

I Am Death by Chris Carter

6 reviews

corinnelucie's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

Terrible and I hated it. Disgusting over-the-top cruelty. Not a satisfying climax at all. Misogynistic throughout. The book is written as though the writer expects the reader to be stupid. One of the most ridiculous parts happens when the protagonist in a position of authority dictates to a mother that she needs to stop her son from attending therapy, when this man has no medical credentials and has met this child for about five minutes. A man who, from the sound of it, could definitely benefit from some therapy. The writer also expects us to believe this man functions, has expert critical thinking and problem solving abilities on 2-3 hours of sleep every single night… 
The book is padded out with the two cops going back and forth any time they figure out a new part of the puzzle first, “Can’t you see it? It’s obvious!” “No.” “What do you mean, are you stupid? It’s right there!” Even though they’ve both been stuck. Useless, boring, I’m going to burn this book so no one else has to read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Alcoholism, Child death, Body horror, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Pedophilia, Torture, Abandonment, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Slavery, Confinement, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Gore, Medical trauma, Rape, and Violence

hannah_17's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

If it where a puzzle, the picture would change with every piece one put together.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Slavery, Stalking, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, and Torture

ernareads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

Where do I start? Damn, this book top the other books that I have read by Chris Carter. It was such a tense and heartbreaking read. And damn, I didn't saw the twist coming. 

Oh God, squirm. I was so upset and angry for him. I understood why he ended up as his captor in the end, but the girls... Alison... didn't deserved that. She ran from her abusive father to being killed. Reading squire's POV really broke my heart to pieces. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, Death, Gore, Kidnapping, and Violence

eloisebell's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, Torture, Violence, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

Moderate: Sexual violence, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

nosey667's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Gore, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Vomit, and Slavery

klaudia123's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Death, Violence, Torture, Gun violence, Gore, Kidnapping, and Blood