Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

This is Where We Talk Things Out by Caitlin Marceau

31 reviews

kermit_the_wrong's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

A super quick, gory read. Nothing over the top and just the right amount of mystery and suspense. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death, Fatphobia, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Body horror, Body shaming, Car accident, Death of parent, Dementia, Blood, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, and Gore

dale1997's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Blood, Violence, Miscarriage, Car accident, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Confinement, and Fatphobia

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

Great, short read. The author was really able to build a sense of dread around every corner. A creepy portrayal of a toxic familial relationship. Well done!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Gaslighting, and Violence

Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Gore, Dementia, and Death of parent

Minor: Car accident and Eating disorder

katyannreads's review against another edition

dark

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

What the hell did I just read?!

archaicrobin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

4.5

A short gruesome novella about toxic parents, abuse, and mother-daughter resentment. This one absolutely terrified me, and though you could see where it was going I still found it disturbing. This book is so short but quick paced and addictive. Because it is rather short I don’t want to give too much away.  This was a perfect read for me until the end. The pacing was perfect the whole book until the ending which was abrupt, predictable, and a little too bleak for me. Other than that I loved this 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, Chronic illness, Confinement, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Violence, and Car accident

illychilly's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Blood, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Car accident, and Child abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Fatphobia, Body shaming, Death of parent, Homophobia, and Lesbophobia

molliundera_'s review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Car accident, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Child abuse

Moderate: Fatphobia, Dysphoria, Homophobia, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Body shaming, and Eating disorder

shawna_reads's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

"I wish it had been..."

After her father passes away, Miller and her estranged mother spend the weekend at a cabin to repair their relationship, however, Sylvie sees it as a fun getaway. Soon enough, Miller sees how toxic her mother really is.

At only 86 pages, Caitlin sure knows how to pack an emotional punch! I love how Caitlin explored the abusive mother daughter relationship and turned it into a gut wrenching psychological horror. I felt more and more tense the further I got into the story and feared for Miller's safety. The story is raw and the dialogue feels real. The atmosphere is unsettling, and that ending? Dark af! 

I'm glad I started 2023 with this amazing novella. I highly recommend it! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Minor: Body shaming and Fatphobia

danidamico's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

3.0

Me gustó, es de esas lecturas fáciles que terminás en una tarde. Algunos aspectos me resultaron bastante predecibles, hay una cosa específica que vi venir desde el minuto uno. Más allá de los clichés, Marceau logra mantener un buen ritmo y generar tensión durante las 90 páginas. El personaje de Sylvie es realmente horroroso, la manipulación que ejerce sobre su hija me puso la piel de gallina, sobre todo porque ese tipo de violencia existe.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Lesbophobia, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

gxsobes's review against another edition

dark funny tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Car accident, Domestic abuse, Gore, Dementia, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Violence, Blood, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse