Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

After by Anna Todd

18 reviews

rheinzr's review against another edition

1.0

I personally thought the book was very poorly written and the plot was not interesting, almost none existing even. On top of that, the story suffered from repetitiveness. 
The characters were flat, unlikable and problematic. The main relationship was very toxic and almost seemed like a glorification of emotional abusive and possessive relationships. 
If my friends hadn't begged me to read this I would have stopped after the first 10 pages.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Violence, and Toxic relationship

isabear's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

alexleigh20's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Abandonment, Addiction, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

beth03_smith's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense slow-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Domestic abuse

clakyn's review against another edition

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

taylorwheeler's review against another edition

challenging emotional slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Drug use

unphilosophize's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense 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

2.0

Big cliffhanger
All the characters are really annoying. 
I really like the enemies to lovers //will they won’t they dynamic
Feels the same as fifty shades

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

kellythebookworm's review against another edition

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

1.5

I think I read this book on Wattpad a number of years ago, but honestly it is so forgetful, that I cannot remember. I now understand why Harry Styles wants nothing to do with this novel (if you could even call it that). The main character Tessa is so obnoxious, the author tried to make her "not like other girls", but the way that she talks about other women is not okay. I found myself cringing so often whilst reading this that I am surprised I finished it. I originally gave it three stars, because I usually rate books highly, but after thinking about it, this book was horrible. I do not even think that it would've been good if I was still a young teen. The relationship portrayed is extremely harmful to the young people who read this book, and I cannot believe this got published at all, let alone multiple books in this series. If this was not originally a popular Harry Styles fan fiction, this book would have never been published. I bought it cheap online, and am unhauling it, will never read it again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship