Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

59 reviews

hangry's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

This is a gripping read but I feel like it moves quite slowly and is at times a bit trope-y and predictable

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Child death, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent, Animal death, and Child abuse

baileyt2424's review against another edition

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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, Grief, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Child death, Gaslighting, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Torture

theimposter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Mental illness, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Child death, Child abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Self harm, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Dysphoria, and Vomit

whimsicalish's review

dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

4.25

From the synopsis, I figured this was either a silly, half-baked story or a trope thriller mess.

I am happy to say it was much more.

This had me on a ride from tense, to anger, and then finally hope.

I will have to check out more work from Ward.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Confinement, and Death

Minor: Death of parent and Suicidal thoughts

maverax42's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

This book keeps you guessing and unsure of what is true and real until the very end. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Body horror, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Child death, Confinement, Gaslighting, Blood, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, and Suicide attempt

amberghinii's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Vomit, Suicide, Torture, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Self harm, Animal cruelty, Violence, and Murder

amberk032's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Murder, Child abuse, Abandonment, and Adult/minor relationship

georgiaaa's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Child death, and Child abuse

dfrancis's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Death, Confinement, and Mental illness

Moderate: Physical abuse, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Pedophilia, Animal death, Death of parent, and Grief

oonareads's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, and Injury/Injury detail