Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

When I Was You by Amber Garza

7 reviews

alexandrias_library's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Suicide

gracefulraven's review against another edition

tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child death, Stalking, Death, Domestic abuse, and Mental illness

Minor: Body shaming

kaylaimanireads's review

challenging dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

jkar7's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was not good from the start and i really had to drag myself through, but nevertheless I was intrigued by the little flashbacks and the notion that Kelly was hallucinating everything. Overall, I didn't find a single character likeable and the twists were not super surprising. I don't regret reading it at all, but I think it'd make a better movie than book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Mental illness, Stalking, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Dementia, Death of parent, and Child death

mothercoconuts's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

What a fun ride!! Even though Kelly is clearly an unreliable narrator, I found myself rooting for her. After the first “twist” I was disappointed, but then things looked up again! 
When

she drops Sullivan I actually screamed out loud and then when I saw it was just her daydream….wow lol that definitely got me because I wouldn’t put it past a woman in her state to actually go through with it

I was quite satisfied with the ending too. The overall plot is pretty used up, but it’s one of my favorites, so I don’t mind! “I want what you have” is definitely a fav thriller trope for me, and I’ll always enjoy the ride :) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Infidelity, Child death, and Gun violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse

wombat_toes's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This would have been 2.5 stars - overall, it's mediocre as far as mysteries go, and nothing *new* really - but that last 5 minutes though . . . 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Domestic abuse

lydiavsbooks's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Well this was real fun and fast, which was exactly what I was after. I was expecting this to be somewhat generic but it pleasantly surprised me, something about it just worked very well for me

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Mental illness, and Rape