Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Vértestvérek by Ania Ahlborn

109 reviews

scockroft's review against another edition

dark fast-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? Yes

5.0

It’s a nasty, bleak, shocking, Texas-Chainsaw inspired story of the family from hell.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Slavery, Gore, Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, Death, and Kidnapping

rebekahmccubbins's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

Every time you think you've read the most fucked up thing, you find out something even more horrible. Ania Ahlborn is a truly magnificent writer - a master of foreshadowing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Rape, Grief, Incest, Confinement, Murder, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Death, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Violence, Domestic abuse, Classism, Homophobia, Death of parent, Gun violence, Gore, Cursing, Stalking, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Child death, Child abuse, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Animal death and Animal cruelty

Minor: Alcoholism

cowboytd's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Murder, Body horror, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Gore, Violence, Incest, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Trafficking

shirtypantser's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Child abuse, Blood, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexism, Gun violence, Child death, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Alcoholism, Stalking, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

nicolechinny123's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Incest, and Homophobia

Minor: Cannibalism

chuckyinspace's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-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? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Child abuse, Sexual violence, Violence, Incest, Emotional abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Animal death, Abandonment, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, Ableism, Vomit, and Misogyny

Minor: Pedophilia

themookintosh's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-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

5.0

Gobsmackingly awful and gut wrenching. Not for the the faint of heart but one of the most hopeless, true horror stories I have read in a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Vomit, Murder, Child death, Blood, Sexual assault, Death, Gore, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Torture, Body horror, Emotional abuse, and Incest

Moderate: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Alcohol

aknaag's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No

4.75

So glad to be an only child…

I kind of predicted a plot point but some parts had me gagggeeed, honestly finished this in 2 days I couldn’t put it down. So worth it? 

I wouldn’t say I loved any character tbh, some are tragic some are overwhelmingly antagonistic but that’s the point I suppose..? 

Personally the plot is so rich and the writing is so easy and well done. The story isn’t as disturbing and deplorable as the other reviews said tbh, it’s just.. a fucked up story…? Maybe I’m desensitized idek but this is one of those books that you remember on a random Tuesday afternoon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Death, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Incest, and Animal death

minimicropup's review against another edition

This is what I call ‘heavy’ horror (irl, sad, grief, tragic type stuff). I think I went in thinking this would be unhinged, sheltered, inbred cannibal family across the board…almost as if it’s all they ever knew and were kinda close and thought it was all normal and we’re a fly on the wall watching how they live their day to day life with hits of body and food horror. Instead it’s so sad. We have a main character who has had almost every single terrible thing that can happen to someone thrown at him since childhood. And there was so much emotional, mental, and physical torture within the family, especially between the brothers. Great writing, definitely captures the scene and horrors, but it’s all so tragic, sad, heavy, and deep that it just wasn’t for me. 

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Content Warnings

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

soulofzoe's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

Quite a disturbing read. Great overall because it was indeed a thriller, more-so a horror. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Cannibalism, Incest, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Kidnapping