Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Don't Kiss the Bride - Special Edition: An Age Gap, Marriage of Convenience Romance by Carian Cole

7 reviews

sunshine_day's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

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

5.0

IMO age gap books are hard to do. Often the characters and/or the relationship is super unbelievable and I just end up hating the book and myself for reading it. But Don't Kiss the Bride was perfection!  Not only did I believe the characters, their love, their struggles and their ages, but also it took me back to when I was 19 and in a relationship with a much older man. I understood Sparkle and I understood Lucky. 

Quadruple bonus points for the way the author dealt with eating disorders and mental health issues.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Addiction, Bullying, and Vomit

mrspru's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

ellie_isreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

every girl’s dream: to marry a man for his health insurance and eventually fall in love and get dicked down on the regular 

look up full list of TWs prior to reading

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Eating disorder, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

laura_rheads_too_much's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Vomit, Medical content, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

bbygirl21's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

4.0

This was a very interesting story. It was heavier than I thought it was gonna be, and it definitely could've been shorter, but I really enjoyed it. 

I found the characters frustrating at times, but I still find them likable for the most part.

There was a conversation between Skyler's boss and Jude where I think she should've stayed out of Jude and Skyler's business and left well enough alone. It definitely would've saved a lot of trouble and doubt she caused on top of the insecurities both Jude and Skyler already had about being together. Yes I think it's good she was concerned for Skyler seeing as there is an age difference, but her timing was way off. I feel she was only hurting Skyler indirectly, not protecting her, by putting even more doubt in Lucky's head.

Skyler's parents were very frustrating perhaps even angering. They obviously didn't care much for her in the long run. While Skyler's Dad was trying in the end, I felt he had too much of an opinion on Skyler's relationship with Jude when he left Skyler in a horrible living situation and wasn't there for most of her life to have any say on what she does or who she decides to be with. But I do gotta give him credit for trying to salvage his relationship with his daughter. 

I love how the author addressed mental illness with Skyler's mom's hoarding problem and Skyler's eating disorder and her anxiety and depression. As much as I didn't like Skyler's mom, her hoarding problem is a mental illness and I thought it was portrayed very well. Along with Skyler's daily struggle with her mental illnesses too. Skyler's mental illnesses weren't brushed off as you see in most books you see her struggle and do the normal back and forth that comes with recovery.

The book did have a really sweet ending though. And while I was left with quite a few questions at the end, I didn't feel like they were too important to the story that I was left unsatisfied by not having them answered.

Overall this was a very good book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Eating disorder, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Violence, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Alcohol

ximena88's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Sexual content, Excrement, and Medical content

andeng's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Medical content

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Vomit