Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

What We Devour by Linsey Miller

4 reviews

anapthine's review

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

2.0

Concept was great, I just think it could have been written a bit better. I felt that events just appeared out of nowhere and with no explanation or build up. I was confused what was happening most of the time. However, the inclusion of non-binary and queer characters woven into the storyline was great. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Classism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Violence, Torture, and Self harm

Minor: Vomit and Sexual content

folded_between_pages_of_books's review

adventurous dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Murder

foreverinastory's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

 Deliciously dark and a wild ride!

Rep: Alloromantic Asexual female MC, nonbinary side character.

CWs from the author: The magic system in this book is based off of sacrifice and heavily features self-harm (specifically cutting) and actions that mirror self-harm. The characters also discuss self-harm at different points in the book. Scenes describing it do occur in first person. The book also features on-the-page murder and mass murder, references to child death, the deaths of parents, discussions and depictions of sacrifices/executions, references to factory-related accidents and deaths, references to child neglect and abuse, references to filicide, references to sibling deaths, and multiple scenes about death. There is also a reference to mass suicide.

For more general content, please be aware that this book contains cutting, violence, blood, murder, abuse, and death. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Murder, Death, Self harm, Suicide, Emotional abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, and Sexual content

truthaurdare's review

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Paranormal horror novel about the dangers of capitalism