Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Till We Have Faces: A Myth Retold by C.S. Lewis

4 reviews

seforana's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gaslighting, Murder, Physical abuse, Grief, Sexism, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Gore, Death, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Blood, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Dementia, and Death of parent

kierasreadingjournal's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Death, Gore, Grief, and Slavery

Minor: War

kfrickle's review against another edition

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

This was an interesting retelling of the Greek story of Cupid and Psyche. It started off harsh, dark, and not what I expected. I was intrigued from the beginning of the story. (I've never heard the original Greek story) There were sad parts, and I felt bad for the oldest sister at first. This book took me on an emotional roller-coaster. I see the Christian undertones, and it focused on exploring the idea of love (it showed what false love is, which is possessiveness, and what true love is, which is selflessness). Overall, it was an interesting take on the myth. Also I liked the narrator for the audiobook. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide attempt and Physical abuse

carolibrary's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective 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

Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Self harm