Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Toutes les nuances de la nuit by Chris Whitaker

255 reviews

nicadolz's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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4.5 stars round up. This book is beautiful on multiple levels - the vivid imagery, character development, depth of emotions… The impact of both trauma and love (and not just the romantic kind)…. The only reason I wouldn’t quite say 5 is that it was a bit drawn out so that by the time I reached one of the pivotal scenes it felt a bit unbelievable/anti-climactic - or like maybe it didn’t get the full space it deserved? Still processing this book so may change my opinion on that later. Definitely a great read with incredible writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder

Moderate: Alcoholism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Violence, Death of parent

Minor: Incest, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Abortion

harperennis's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Some parts were choppy and I had to go back and re-read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Murder

Moderate: Abortion

amwrosenlund's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Grief, Abortion, Murder

thinger's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Abortion

emiliedick's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious tense 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: Complicated

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I was immediately captured by this book from chapter 1, and could not put it down. Incredibly well written and the character development is excellent, though it is devastatingly tragic on so many levels. Fair warning, it's gonna make you feel all the feelings: humor, sorrow, rage, and hope - it's all there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping

Minor: Incest, Rape

misscassylee's review against another edition

4.5

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Abortion

Minor: Incest

jenheitland's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Incest, Suicide, Abortion

Minor: Animal death

rachelsuzanne's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Suicide, Kidnapping, Abortion

victoriascotta's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping

Moderate: Alcoholism, Rape, Abortion, Death of parent

rwindemuller's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy