Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Wie Monde so silbern by Marissa Meyer

82 reviews

tkatt20's review against another edition

adventurous emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

I liked this book but I didn't love it. I found the world itself to be incredibly interesting and the characters are very loveable but the plot was predictable and I felt like I knew everything that was going to happen well in advance. I almost DNFed but continued hoping it would surprise me but it never did.

 As previously stated, the characters and the world building are complex and interesting so that redeems it a bit for me. The world itself is set in a sort of post-apocalyptic society taking place on Earth after the 4th world War. The technological advancements are fascinating, my only complaint so that they aren't described well enough. The androids come off as practically human when interacting with the characters but it felt disconnected with the story since there are next to no details about why they respond the way they do or who created them. Im hoping the rest of the series sheds some light on this if I decide to continue reading. 

I would have rated this much higher had Cinder's step sister not died the way she did. I had such high hopes when I found out that one of her step sisters was actually nice to her (compared to many other Cinderella retellings) but she was barely in the book long enough to get to know her, and having Cinder right there with the cure was extremely frustrating and I almost put down the book right there

I haven't decided yet if I will finish this series but there is a good chance I will solely based on my fondness if the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Child abuse, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, and Ableism

buwubie's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.75

one thing that i really loved with this book is how the male mc is written. usually in YA if the prince is one of the mc’s he’s usually a stuck up and full of himself but it was the complete opposite with Kai. You can see how he deals with his difficult situation and it isn’t in a romanticized way, more so the ugly truth. 

His attraction towards cinder is a bit sudden but i’m choosing to see it as a consequence of his situation and his need to find someone to release his emotions on to that isnt royalty or working for them.

overall loved it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, and Body shaming

alaynatabor's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse

praetor's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Blood

awkwardpotat013's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I'm sad I didn't pick up this series sooner!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Terminal illness, and Death

Moderate: Bullying, Xenophobia, Violence, Emotional abuse, Grief, Medical trauma, and Medical content

Minor: Gun violence and Suicide attempt

talkstofish's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Cinder is a cyborg girl who doesn't get along with her stepmother. After a fateful meeting with the prince and someone close to her falling ill, events are set in motion that include a plague, a ball, an interplanetary conflict - and an unexpected ending.

I enjoyed this reimagined fairytale in a sci-fi setting! The world-building is pretty good, but I do find the characters a little lacking in growth. I expect that they grow and develop over the course of the series.

*** Note: The audiobook version is fine. The voice actor plays up the role of a 17-year old girl, so it feels a lot more like the natural thoughts of a teenager.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, and Medical content

Moderate: Grief and Suicide attempt

Minor: Child death

The main character is a cyborg and many people shame her for having tech parts to survive a traumatic accident. The plot focuses heavily on a plague, so there is medical content and death related to it.

Some characters are forced to turn weapons on themselves in what appears to be suicide attempts, but none actually go through with it.

keiwald's review against another edition

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5

Finished part one in an hour. I got sucked in so fast, I wasn't expecting to care about the side characters right away. The plot was expected but still had its own uniqueness from the fairytale retelling. Finished the book in less than 24 hours and desperately want to get my hands on the next book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Self harm, Torture, and Terminal illness

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Vomit and Gun violence

empathephant's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

I think I really do just have a problem getting my brain to adjust the the new conditions of an SFF universe, because on this second read through I enjoyed the book so much more, no longer being unfamiliar with the setting and vocabulary. I need to remember this and just push through in the future. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Terminal illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, and Blood

Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Self harm, Panic attacks/disorders, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Confinement, Gun violence, Mental illness, Excrement, Dementia, Violence, Slavery, Vomit, and Car accident

A pandemic that causes nearly death threatens the world. The plot takes place under the looming threat of war, centering on trying to prevent the war. Main character is an orphan, living in an abusive adoptive family.

At various points in the book, main character and other character are imprisoned, subjected to mind control, and manipulated into harming themselves. Two characters die from the pandemic, one in squalid conditions.

Book maintains a relatively lighthearted tone throughout, with moments of darkness and grotesqueness.

anhedonia2's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

This book carries such sweet nostalgia for me, so my feelings are likely filtered through rose-colored glasses. Technically speaking, Meyer's writing is comfortable and continually kept me on the edge of my seat, breezing through lines to reach the delicious plot development. *chef's kiss* She borrows enough from the Cinderella tale to give you a glimpse into the future, but not so much that your arrival is lackluster.
Personally, I am a sucker for narratives with neglected, ostracized characters. Especially if they are androids (or cyborgs)! AND the main characters are (East) Asian! (I take small issue with the pan-Asia Commonwealth, but for the sake of sci-fi/fantasy worldbuilding and it's minimal involvement in the plot of this installment of the series I can allow it. For now.) The interactions between abuser and the abused are written so accurately and tangibly, they were a little triggering; but the story effectively soothes the wound. And the interactions between Cinder and the people who care about her are sustenance between the many different forms abuse going on...
I ALSO love the transfem subtext so much! I'm not sure this was intentional, but it really solidifies my identification with Cinder. Her worry of her body's perception , preoccupation with the bodies of "real women", insecurities of reproducing...

The cliffhanger ending has also trapped me into planning to read subsequent installments. I so desperately want to see Cinder rebel and get the boy. Well played, Marissa...

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse

10ringorogene's review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book had no right being so dope at all wtf!? I really enjoyed this and immediately started scarlet right after. Did I experience a high level of anxiety because one of the main plot points revolved around how the government was handling a pandemic? Yes. But that added such a lived in grit to the atmosphere that I really enjoyed.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse