Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone by Audrey Burges

2 reviews

mtnest's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Abandonment, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Lord’s name taken in vain

cassielaj's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.25

This story is unlike anything I’ve read before, but it has themes that are constant: family, love and loss, safety and courage. Myra is a fascinating character, and the stories that Burges weaves through multiple timelines and places are magical and mysterious. 
One complaint is that this should not be categorized as a romance book. It has a romance storyline, but that plot is not the most important one in the book. It’s much more about family. This reads more as contemporary fiction or “women’s fiction.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, War, and Child abuse

Depictions of trauma after military service