Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Christie Affair by Nina de Gramont

15 reviews

vixenreader's review

adventurous challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

2.5

For a book about Agatha Christie’s disappointment, it runs into more cliches than a bad mystery novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Murder, Pregnancy, Death, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Physical abuse, and War

Minor: Racism

There is starvation and emotional abuse of young woman at the hand of religious figures.

xlivinglikejen's review

mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Kidnapping, Grief, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

molly0909's review

emotional mysterious reflective tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child death, Infertility, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, War, Death, and Domestic abuse

dorsetreader's review against another edition

mysterious sad medium-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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

dgrachel's review

emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

I liked this, but didn't love it. This is a slow-paced novel and the prose is fine. It's a good historical fiction/mystery. Having Archie Christie's mistress/second wife narrate the story of Agatha's disappearance was a unique choice, and I enjoyed the twists in the story that made this choice perfect. Nan O'Dea's tragic backstory was hard to read, though, and honestly, had I known some of those details in advance, I wouldn't have picked up this book. I understand that they are critical to some of the twists that come later, but they are still elements that I don't willingly read. So my advice is to seek out content warnings and decide if those plot points are things you can handle. I think that colored my overall impression of the novel, as I'd love to be able to scrub them from my brain.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault