Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Vértestvérek by Ania Ahlborn

109 reviews

mossroot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

Brother is literally one of the best books I have ever read. Ahlborn's writing style hooks you into the characters, and her use of perspective is phenomenal. Every single twist and turn will have you violently turning pages. Whenever you think you know where things are going in this book, you're thrown back and forth between theories like the inflatable-arm-men that you see outside of car washes. 

No synopsis is going to do this book justice, and neither can a small descriptive blurb. I wish any creator's review truly highlighted how amazing this book is, but at the same time it almost feels like a well guarded secret; as if it is something that everyone has silently agreed upon has to be discovered by each reader on their own. 

They can never make me hate you, Misty Dawn. They literally can't.

Brother took me three hours and forty minutes to get through. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Stalking, Violence, Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

faythfarrar's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Pedophilia, Rape, Child abuse, Murder, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Torture

hannxm's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault, Incest, Rape, and Sexual content

stefgreen21's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

2.5

I have not read a book quite like this before and I struggled a bit. Overall, I thought the ending was really good. Just struggled to get through the main bits.

MAJOR trigger warnings for familial abuse and animal abuse/death.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Physical abuse

Minor: Incest, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

missdanielle's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Violence, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Child death, Animal death, Torture, Child abuse, Blood, Alcoholism, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

eyeheartcorina's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Rape, Gore, Stalking, Violence, Cannibalism, Death, Abandonment, Child abuse, Body horror, Incest, Murder, Pedophilia, Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Torture

itsjustgrumpy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Grim. Chews up your heart and spits it out. Then chews it up again. Some absolutely fantastic character work in this one! Just umm... check your Content Warnings...

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gore, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Blood, Animal death, Child death, Alcoholism, Cannibalism, Murder, Violence, Grief, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, and Vomit

Moderate: Cursing and Homophobia

telliot's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Murder, Torture, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Blood, Kidnapping, Violence, Child abuse, and Gore

robynmarisa_'s review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Addiction, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Homophobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Torture, Animal death, and Incest

eusteph's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I had extremely low expectations for this book because I've been having the *worst* luck with books I find through tiktok, but I'm happy to say this book is the outlier.

This book was fast-paced, despite its dark and gory contents. I couldn't see the major twist coming, so that's also good. I also liked that the story didn't have a cookie-cutter ending. This is the type of book that leaves you on the edge of your seat. While I wouldn't say the story was necessarily scary it is anxiety-inducing enough to be compared to a blockbuster horror movie. 

For obvious reasons I don't think I would want to re-read this, but I definitely want to read more from this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Cannibalism, Bullying, Confinement, Incest, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Misogyny, Gore, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Rape