Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

These Violent Delights by Micah Nemerever

16 reviews

lisa00's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship

Moderate: Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking

Minor: Suicide

enyltiak's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug use, Homophobia, Suicide, Blood, Antisemitism, Classism

Minor: Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Vomit

iridaceae's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, War

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Cancer, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Car accident, Abandonment, Colonisation

lilifane's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book was recommended to me because it is supposed to be similar to The Secret History. Most of the books compared to The Secret History are not at all similar to it, so I didn't have high hopes. But this book actually delivered. The academic part is not as present and mostly takes place at the beginning of the book and the plot focuses on two characters instead of a friends group, but the vibes are basically the same. 

I have very conflicting feelings about these characters, their toxic relationship and actions. But it was such a good read. I loved it and I hated it, and I was sad but also repulsed. It's complicated...  Also, not much is happening because you spend the whole book in one character's head basically, but I still couldn't put it down. Please look up trigger warnings before reading, though, because... uff! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

julesloyola's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Antisemitism

Minor: Car accident

foreverinastory's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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 This was almost a dark romance... so close!

Rep: Achillen Jewish MC, rich achillean love interest, Jewish side character, Black side characters.

CWs: Alcohol consumption, animal death (MC collects butterflies), antisemitism, blood death, emotional abuse, gaslighting, homophobia, self harm (purposeful burns), sexual content including dominance, murder and planning of murder, toxic relationship, violence, mental illness (depression), bullying, grief, kidnapping, stalking, suicide, death of parent. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol

Moderate: Bullying, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent