Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Awakening by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

11 reviews

ashsbooknook's review against another edition

mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Violence

Moderate: Classism, Death of parent, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Death

Minor: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

adalora's review

fast-paced

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

0.5

It had potential as a premise then quickly falls off. The storyline is a little addicting, but some of the things that happen are unnecessary and extremely off-putting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Sexual content, Violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Drug use, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Gore, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

amburrella's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying

Minor: Domestic abuse

faduma's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Blood, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Violence, Drug abuse, Torture, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual violence

_alyssar_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Car accident, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Alcohol, Bullying, Child abuse, Stalking, Sexual content, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Blood, Death, and Alcohol

Minor: Murder, Pedophilia, and Infidelity

harriebo's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, and Sexism

kellicat94's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Torture

Moderate: Car accident

Minor: Abandonment, War, and Grief

sophiepeach's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Classism, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Bullying, Stalking, Physical abuse, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Child death

adreann's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

1.0

Psychotic sadistic men that are supposed to end up being lovers to the lead women.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Violence, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Murder, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Cursing, Bullying, Alcohol, and Adult/minor relationship

binzpr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Incest, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Torture, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence