Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Acts of Desperation by Megan Nolan

57 reviews

booksofautumn's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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

4.0

A lot like Adéle by Leila Slimani. I loved it. Definitely will be keeping an eye out for any other books the author publishes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

moon_doggo97's review

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

dizzzybrook's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

madhern's review

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

owlribbon's review

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Abandonment and Alcohol

biancam513's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

this was a very well written book that talked a lot about what it’s like to be a woman. it showed the cruelty in men and how women internalize it. i would’ve rated it higher but i am just personally opposed to rape scenes in any context and there was more than one  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

carolrol_lina's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

bem ok! O role molieres depressivas começou a me cansar em certo ponto,, mas eh bom! capitulos curtos!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

edgaranjapoe's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

danielatheinkdrinker's review

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

3.75

ciaran was an abuser, but slowly and intricately so was the narrator. a gaslighter who was excitably desperate for any gram of love she could satisfy herself with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

eralbesu's review

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

4.0

If this were autobiographical I’d say it’s an extremely brave piece of work, because ~whew~ Acts of Desperation was quite precisely named. 

This reads as a confessional from our main character about her obsessions with love and sex and her volatile relationship with her body and her compulsion to punish it. 

There were many parts that were difficult for me to read and plenty of parts where I had to step away because of my embarrassment with the our main character’s sheer honesty about her actions and her intentions. 

Not sure I could recommend it, as the trigger warnings are plentiful, but I’m happy I read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Dysphoria

Moderate: Fatphobia and Abandonment