Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James

36 reviews

amandas_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Death, Murder, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Moderate: Cursing, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, and Rape

Minor: Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Infertility

doreyghc's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Death of parent, Gun violence, Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Child abuse

Moderate: Cursing, Drug abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Car accident, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Medical content

marchhare89's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, and Rape

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Car accident, and Gaslighting

jennalynn48's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder and Blood

Moderate: Suicide, Miscarriage, Kidnapping, Infertility, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, Alcoholism, Sexual assault, Rape, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Drug use, and Car accident

juliaraimondi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Death, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Murder, Violence, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Mental illness

Moderate: Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Car accident, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Drug use, Addiction, and Drug abuse

kshertz's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

I read this book in one day because I just couldn’t put it down. I was dying to know what was going on. I couldn’t figure it out. Who was the killer? Was there really ghosts in the   House? It was all fascinating and this author writes really deep dimensional characters. Definitely worth the read even though I’m not a ghost stories person

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Car accident, Injury/Injury detail, and Toxic relationship

author2223's review against another edition

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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism

Moderate: Kidnapping, Murder, and Emotional abuse

Minor: Rape and Misogyny

zwe's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

A good gloomy day read. Definitely had some weird moments but overall I liked the twists and was satisfied at the end. I really liked Shea as a narrator 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Blood, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Vomit and Rape

grichmond's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Child abuse

katrinasherise's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Terminal illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Car accident, Child death, Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, and Rape

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy