Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Spells for Forgetting by Adrienne Young

43 reviews

toweroftheunread's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Murder

thealmightykatt's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Pregnancy

rachelschloneger's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse

aea_hobbit's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Toxic friendship, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcohol and Domestic abuse

ajhowe2's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Violence

victoriakerr131's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence, Murder, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, and Violence

chantelmai's review

4.0

I was completely hooked from the beginning of this book. Normally, I’m not a fan of multiple POVs, but I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this story. It was amazing to be inside so many characters’ heads and learn about them in a deeper way. The foreshadowing in this book was well done and getting to live in both the past and the present was such a fun storytelling tool. Adrienne Young never fails me. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Domestic abuse, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Toxic relationship

theliteraryhooker's review

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I was completely hooked to this one! I found the relationship between August and Emery really engrossing, and I was desperate to unravel the mysteries of Saoirse. I did predict two of the major twists (if not the "why" behind them) but I still found the story to be compelling. Man do these townsfolk suck though, what a bunch of assholes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Domestic abuse

imds's review

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Gun violence, Confinement, Grief, Blood, Abandonment, Cancer, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Medical trauma, Murder, and Pregnancy

nzmerchant's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Breathtaking, bewitching, and utterly magical. This is the first time in a long time that I’ve been so caught up in a book that I haven’t noticed the time (or the fact that I have to cancel my gym session because it’s way too late in the night). Truly kept me at the edge of my seat and even now, my heart is beating wildly as I type my review.

This book was gorgeous from start to end. The reviews are right - the setting was crazy atmospheric, with incredibly complex characters. And the ending - omg the ending!! I was a little underwhelmed at the jump from chapter 59 to 60 but right when I felt an inkling of disappointment, Young drew me back in with her hauntingly beautiful magic. I love stories where there are so many layers of secrets, drama, and it all boils down to the ugliest human traits (which are also the most raw). Perhaps my favourite character was Saoirse itself and the looming presence it had throughout the entire book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy