Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

All of Our Demise by C.L. Herman, Amanda Foody

5 reviews

ib31's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book. It's hard to say, but I think this book was even  better than the first book (All of Us Villians). The world and characters were well thought out and it showed how family can influence our thinking. No one was truely good or evil, which humanizes them a lot . The romance was on point and well integrated into the story. The ending destroyed me

Briony's death, Hendry's death, Alistairˋs and Gavin's battle , but of course finally they kissed(so cute <3)

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I would say the ending isn't a typical real happy ending, but it fits the book and the story that is told. The trails and their connections to the families were really interesting. I liked how magick and fairy tales were incorporated into the story. All in all, this book was one of the best I've read. 

 

The only thing I would have wished for was that perhaps more important people would have died, since it's supposed to be a tournament about life and death. I think for that just a few died, but at the same time maybe that was for the better  (Idk if I could handle that).

I also kinda hoped maybe the crown would still fall, and someone would be tempted to be cruel and to win the tournament for themselves

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Grief, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent and Murder

Minor: Kidnapping and Emotional abuse

quinn24's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This was fun, definitely not my usual kind of read, I did feel like a few things fell kinda flat, but it was fun. I liked Alistair, Hendry,and Gavin, but I found myself being kinda bored with the others though I am almost always like that when a book has switching POVs. Alistair is absolutely my favourite. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Torture, Kidnapping, Medical content, Murder, Death, Child abuse, Grief, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Vomit, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Child death

Minor: Alcohol, Misogyny, and Sexism

jessy4550's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Violence, Murder, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Toxic friendship, Torture, and Sexual content

Minor: Self harm, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Confinement, Stalking, Bullying, and Kidnapping

jaimee_reads's review

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse

melaniereadsbooks's review against another edition

dark 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

Thank you to Netgalley and Macmillan Audio for an ALC of this book.

In this sequel to All of Us Villains, the teens still standing work against each other as one group continues to try and win the trial, and the other group wants to end it all for good.  Meanwhile, the blood veil has fallen and the rest of the city is eager to get their hands on the competitors.

I really enjoyed this! Oh my gosh Alistair is definitely my favorite character---no one is surprised. I'm trying not to give anything away for those who didn't read the first book yet, but this duology is dark and bloody and hopeful and gay. Which is like, everything I want in a book.  

I really love the competition elements and how all of the kids end up dividing and coming together at different times. I like the struggle of wanting to win, wanting to stop the competition, and overall just wanting to survive.  I really enjoyed it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body horror, Blood, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Physical abuse