Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Vértestvérek by Ania Ahlborn

109 reviews

boooffin's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

A slow burn but absolutely devastating when all the puzzle pieces slot together 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Torture, and Cannibalism

Minor: Alcoholism

renegadeofjunk's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Incest, Violence, Blood, Death, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Child death, and Misogyny

Moderate: Alcohol and Alcoholism

lchatham9's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Child death, Murder, Animal death, Kidnapping, Death, and Emotional abuse

creatureof_nature's review against another edition

It was dragging on and wasn’t maintaining my interest. I didn’t care for the characters much. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Stalking, Violence, Domestic abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Alcoholism, and Torture

anastasiabeth's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Extremely dark and twisted but what a gripping and entertaining read. SA trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Homophobia, Gore, Death, Violence, Torture, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, Murder, Mental illness, Incest, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Trafficking, Slavery, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Rape

emmamee11'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? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Child death, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Murder, Violence, Gore, Religious bigotry, Torture, Physical abuse, Animal death, Sexism, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Incest, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Cannibalism, Vomit, and Religious bigotry

nicekweenreads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

5.0

I couldn't put this book down! Everything I tried, the chapters would end on such a cliff hanger, I was begging for more. 

I really enjoyed that each chapter either had it's own subplot or answered some questions while adding more. There were multiple twists I didn't see coming at all. I found the main characters to be well written with arguably one of the best villains I've ever encountered in a book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Grief, Emotional abuse, Cannibalism, Violence, Physical abuse, Gore, Child abuse, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Death

Moderate: Vomit, Abandonment, and Incest

maylon93's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I simultaneously want to protect him and am disgusted by him. Wild ride of a book

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Incest, Body horror, Death, Sexual violence, Stalking, Torture, Murder, Blood, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Homophobia, Violence, Rape, Alcohol, and Gore

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Homophobia

chamomile1's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, Rape, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Torture, and Murder

Moderate: Incest

sarah_mcmullan_nz'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
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Dark & super disturbing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Murder, Pedophilia, Bullying, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Rape, Sexual content, Torture, Death, Physical abuse, Gore, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Blood, Gaslighting, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Violence