Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca

61 reviews

goodgraces's review

dark sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, Gore, Self harm, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Animal death

Moderate: Child abuse

pinahuiztle's review

fast-paced

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

0.25

Easily one of the worst books I've read in my life. Consists almost entirely of two twenty-something women, who get in touch through a LGBT forum over the sale of an apple peeler in the year 2000, inexplicably talking to each other like they're Victorian baronesses. One of these 21st century noblewomen keeps sending money to the other one and asking her to do increasingly fucked up things, which she does. This is intersped with graphic descriptions of violence that are only vaguely justified by the narrative. In the end 

the protagonist, who is for some reason obsessed with having a baby, is made to eat rotten beef. She then shits out a huge tapeworm and dies.

   

There are no supernatural elements in this novel.

Read literally anything else. The back of your shampoo bottle probably makes for better literature.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Animal death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, and Toxic relationship

onthelam's review

dark emotional 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 book left me feeling uneasy and unfulfilled. this was a very good concept that should have been explored properly..the actual story was creepy but it was the unnecessary tangents that seem to give it the reputation, which it just didn't live up to.  It very much felt like the 5-day fervent dream it says it was. But you know what, it was pretty good for a quick blast of creativity. Just not my thing. In the end, though it did make me want to read more books that explore a toxic relationship better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Medical content and Suicide

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment

mermaidsherbet's review against another edition

dark tense 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Pregnancy and Vomit

Minor: Homophobia

himangi's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

fuck this book. i hated this. 2022 is off to a great start. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

cupcait's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Abortion, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, Gore, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

rynsbookshelf's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Homophobia, Domestic abuse, Death, Suicide, and Sexual content

emmersnicole's review

dark fast-paced

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

i feel sick

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Gore, and Body horror

readsbyizy's review

dark fast-paced

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

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Stalking, Sexual violence, Self harm, and Mental illness

zgc's review

dark fast-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

1.5

starts with well observed personal details, but goes to shit as the horror is supposed to ramp up. lazy gross-out animal cruelty held together by flimsy and underdeveloped themes. and the kink aspect is neither hot nor disturbing. If I wanted to hear about a shitty domme, I'd just ask my friends about their exes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Pregnancy

Minor: Homophobia