Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

66 reviews

britwalsh16's review

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

I’m only giving it 4 & a half stars because there are a couple things I wish they had figured out. Like I was seriously hoping they would somehow break the curse that orphaned young witches in the end! Like come on!!! But honestly, besides that, I absolutely LOOOVED this book! It was a great book, especially for the month of October & all my witchy wants! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Death of parent, and Death

Moderate: Sexual content, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Alcohol and Cursing

vjlp22_reader's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Death of parent, Sexual content, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

percervall's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

Moderate: Alcohol, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Toxic relationship

cooliuscaesar451's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, and Death of parent

spinesinaline's review

funny tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This is a very cute story while also heavily diving into past trauma around familial abandonment and abuse. A romance is at the heart of this one, with the most sunshiny and grumpy opposites you could have, but the whole cast of characters is such a lovely group! It’s a beautiful found family and they make this big house feel like home not just for Mika but for the readers too. 

One point I will say felt highly unrealistic had nothing to do with magic. The librarian loans out his rare collection to people across the world, but as that increases the likelihood of books being lost, his main job is to digitize every single book in the library. As someone whose job it is to digitize materials, this kind of fantasy about the ease and speed of digitization is why people complain about us not having everything in our archives available online. But that aside, we love a library in a book.

There are some clever twists throughout and I’d love to reread to pick up on all the subtle hints the author leaves us. I didn’t read this during the holidays but it does take place right around Christmas so if you like a timely read, I’d recommend this one this season!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Death of parent, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Homophobia and Racism

olivia918's review

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

4.0

A big hug in book form. Very sweet story. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

amy_reading_23's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

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

4.0

This is a very wholesome book, it's truly very warm and fuzzy and nice. Some parts felt a little rushed and I would have loved to have a lot more of it, but I enjoyed what there was. I kind of saw the ending coming, but I still liked reading it and recommend it to anyone looking for a wholesome, witchy, romantic read. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Classism, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Death, Racism, and Domestic abuse

tmkutawrites's review

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

A cozy contemporary romance set in a magical/urban fantasy backdrop. Found family! Dramatic gay grandparent! A broody librarian! The characters in this are an absolute delight and I love the magical world and how everything was spun together. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Child abuse

lucystolethesky's review

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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: Death

Moderate: Abandonment, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Sexual content, Death, Confinement, and Alcohol

Minor: Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Racism, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

whitakertm8's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse and Sexual content