Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Blood on Her Tongue by Johanna van Veen

28 reviews

dezzy4242's review against another edition

5.0

dark tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Classism

Moderate: Child death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism

gxuosi's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious tense

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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ohhhh to be a blood thirsty violent beast poorly disguised in human flesh

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Infidelity, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Homophobia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic

ladystarlightandcleo's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is such a a good book on the bond between sisters and really, anyone and just how far you'd be willing to go for them. Even when they could be no longer themselves

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Cursing, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Medical content, Kidnapping, Classism

ripxreads's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark sad fast-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: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Cannibalism

Moderate: Child death, Forced institutionalization

hedgewilde's review against another edition

4.5

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Self harm, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Vomit, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia

oakandblackthorn's review against another edition

4.75

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I was promised toxic sibling dynamics, and boy, did this book deliver! Definitely one of the best books I’ve read this year. An absolute gothic treat!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence

Minor: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

forestrainne's review against another edition

1.5

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Blood, Medical trauma

cwerber's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Y'all this book was wild. 

Heed the trigger warnings. 

I'm not sure there are any good people in this book. I mean, I think I understand why Lucy and Sarah did what they did and it really could only end up with the deaths of Michael and Arthur. They did deserve it after all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Classism

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Pregnancy

jessereadsthings's review against another edition

3.0

dark sad tense medium-paced

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Not what I thought it was going to be, but still fun and very interesting!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Homophobia, Forced institutionalization

acogna's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

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This surprisingly contemporary novel respects the tradition of its Gothic horror giants and had been written by someone who clearly has read and knows the anatomy of the genre, down to the archetypal Gothic mystery that must be (or may not be) unravelled, the unexplained supernatural phenomenon, the concept of literally haunting (a body no less), and even that same horrific catharsis from a twist or suddenly story-altering revelation.

It could be sometimes a tad too overt with its message on misogyny

(like, it's extremely obvious that the guy who is patriarchal is just a bad dude when he says absolutely heinous shit, we know),

but it at least knows what function it serves in the narrative, and how it bolsters the rest of its structure. And what a narrative, I couldn't get enough! I had to see it through to the end. I knew this would be something truly special when

Sarah died and I realised we were only a quarter of the way through the book,

  that was just diabolical! Just absolutely feral problematic women doing whatever the hell they want, and we need more of this in our current cultural zeitgeist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Cannibalism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity