Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Wolf Den by Elodie Harper

31 reviews

leahkarge's review against another edition

slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Abortion, Addiction, Ableism, Excrement, Sexual content, Alcohol, Sexism, Sexual harassment, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Violence, Vomit, Slavery, Suicide, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Death of parent, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief

rosierosereads's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Domestic abuse

vbaltazar07's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-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

1.0

I DNF’d this book. Tried to pick up from 2/3 in and couldn’t remember who anyone was. Hard to let this one go but it’s just no enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Body shaming, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

bookwarm_220's review against another edition

sad 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? No

5.0

Solid storytelling, believable characters, good world building.  There is some emotional texture in these characters that i appreciated, and merits the 5-star rating. A good novel of ancient Pompeii with some plot twists and a bit of a cliff-hanger at the end;  I liked it enough to read the second in the series at some point.  Fans of historical fiction should enjoy this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Domestic abuse, and Death

Violence is a pervasive theme.

hilcraw123's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

4.75

Loved this book from beginning. First part of a trilogy. Book group choice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Rape, Cursing, Trafficking, Death, Slavery, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Emotional abuse, Murder, Abortion, and Blood

Minor: Cursing and Death

kcbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

Heartbreakingly open depiction of times in ancient Pompeii. A story of pain, greed, loss and yet somehow a slither of hope remains.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Suicide, Child abuse, Slavery, Sexual violence, Murder, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Grief, Abortion, Domestic abuse, and Child death

ellaym1308's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Slavery

Moderate: Slavery, Violence, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Torture

Insight to the history of slavery and prostitution of young women in Greece.

daisymayl's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, Abortion, Grief, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Classism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Misogyny, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Violence, Child death, Sexual content, Abandonment, Confinement, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Murder, and Pregnancy

cynicalraven's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

Avete presente quando si dice che è meglio un libro in lingua perché con la traduzione si perdono cose? 

Qui è il contrario. Questo è un libro che avrebbe dato il meglio di sé scritto in italiano. Perché già i nomi italiani non sono il massimo, in inglese sono proprio atroci.

Detto ciò, penso che questo sia uno dei libri più dark mai letti, tanto che un qualunque thriller impallidirebbe al confronto. 

È un libro che parla di donne e della loro rabbia. Di dolore, amicizia, invidia, morte e vita. 

ma perché dovevano morire le mie preferite. Rip Cressa e Didone :( se nel prossimo libro non crepano Felicio o Paride scrivo alla Harper

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Trafficking, Suicide, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Abortion, Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, and Domestic abuse

danireads01's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Slavery, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Classism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Trafficking

Moderate: Abortion