Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters

54 reviews

marcuss1day's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, and Alcohol

Minor: Terminal illness

rimz1802's review

emotional slow-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? Yes

2.5

Mixed feelings about this book, it's very predictable but enjoyable. The story focuses primarily on two characters, whom I'm sympathetic towards due to the traumas they experience but they just dont pull themselves together and it becomes frustrating. The storyline could have shared some focus on the other diverse characters and their stories, which would have made it more interesting. There were some complex issues such as race which was very briefly mentioned throughout but could have been explored thoroughly. It's also not realistic when the main character doesn't question or fight for answers, shows enough passion or anger with all the inconsistencies in their life. The ending is completely unrealistic after a big revelation. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Dementia, and Kidnapping

Minor: Racism

paigegibsonstylist's review

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Dementia, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

franklybookish's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer, Child death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Racism, Terminal illness, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Miscarriage and Kidnapping

nekobyyc's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

sam_pocketrockbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

I teared up when Ruthie told her mom about losing Sarah 😭 very emotional. Makes me want to research more about Amanda Peters and know what parts of her world intersect with her fiction 🧡

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Fatphobia, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent

holy_crepe_'s review

emotional reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Cancer, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Colonisation, and Classism

notquitepetite's review

emotional reflective 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racism, Terminal illness, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

bites_of_books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective 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

4.5

The story of Ruthie and Joe is so sad and so necessary. I loved the writing and the complex characters. It would be easy to be set against the kidnapping family, but even with those characters, there was complexity throughout the book. 
Ruthie's journey is hard to read, mostly because of the gaslighting that she endures. I think many things did happen to her and she didn't get to have much agency, but that felt like a big part of the point of the story in this case. 
Joe was a potentially unlikeable character who did grow for me and his story is truly heartbreaking. His emotional journey was difficult to connect to at times but there were certain moments that were so heartfelt and real for me that I couldn't help but want to just wrap him up in a blanket.
I'd love to read more of Peters' books! I simply loved her writing, at times I was so wrapped up in it that I did forget everything that was going on around me. That's a great book for me! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Racism, Terminal illness, Violence, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Alcohol

swamp__hag's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Terminal illness, Kidnapping, Grief, and Death of parent