Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Extraordinaries by TJ Klune

5 reviews

starsnstitchin's review

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Abandonment, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Outing, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Kidnapping, Murder, Pedophilia, and Vomit

madzie's review

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Ableism, Death, and Violence

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Emotional abuse, Deadnaming, Mental illness, and Medical content

Mention of train accident prior to events of the story which lead to the parents' death.

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted reflective 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

An absolute blast! This book is over the top and does it so well. I don’t read a lot of humorous books or superhero works, but this one popped right onto my favorites list. Nick’s gullibility and obliviousness is so extra but Klune pulls it off extremely well. I was constantly laughing and looking forward to the next antics. This book also represents ADHD and grief very well.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Mental illness

trulydevious's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Blood, and Body horror

nothingrhymeswithrachel's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

1.75

Oh my god this book was so frustrating. First, the pro-police stance is gross. Nick’s dad should have been fired, not just demoted and then PROMOTED AT THE END OF THE BOOK. Beyond the constant police dick-sucking going on, the relationships sucked. Every. single. one. Between Nick and his dad? Toxic. Nick and Seth? Seth deserved better. Owen and Nick? What the fuck even was that? Gibby and Jazz? They’re fine I guess but we didn’t see them much. Jazz was my favorite character in this whole book because she minded her own freaking business. Also, can we talk about how actually STUPID Nick is? Dumb. A dumb man. Just because you’re aware that you’re a dumb teenage boy doesn’t make it okay. It is so infuriating to read. Oh my god. Jazz is the only reason this got any stars from me. I am mainly mad at myself because I know I’m going to read the whole trilogy even though they are probably all going to suck like this. Oh well. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Police brutality, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit