Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

My Best Friend's Exorcism by Grady Hendrix

103 reviews

beepbopbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Homophobia and Racism

tiernanhunter's review

dark emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, and Cultural appropriation

moonlitemuseum's review

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Energetic and addictive, I started this book because a friend was reading it and then devoured it over the course of a day. The author works fast to make you as invested in Abby and Gretchen's friendship as Abby herself is, and as everything begins to unravel the pain feels almost as present as if these were real events that happened to you or people you love. Gritty and firmly anchored in its era, this feels perfect for anyone who wants to slurp up a nostalgic slice of millennial horror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Eating disorder, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Child death, Drug use, and Slavery

gfue's review

dark funny sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Suicide attempt, and Toxic friendship

msmollyanne's review

dark funny mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

mickraine's review

adventurous dark lighthearted tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Excrement, Medical content, Abortion, Suicide attempt, and Abandonment

Minor: Homophobia, Rape, Toxic relationship, Blood, Death of parent, and War

theyannibannireads's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

2.75

extra stars for the depiction of female friendships, that bit felt real the rest if the book was fine, kinda scary but that might just be cuz i read it alone at night. characters were stereotypical. i hated everyone who wasn't the girls but kinda got that was vibe the book was going for. like it was fine, a good distraction 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Classism

zerosiero's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Toxic friendship

tharumi's review

dark funny mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Rape, and Vomit

Moderate: Drug use and Emotional abuse

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

Very meh. Not as good as I had hoped since I generally liked The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires. There were a few issues that gave racism for no real reason. And the idea of a guy writing about young girls, especially young girls in a semi-sexual-esque traumatizing way, doesn't sit super well with me. This doesn't deserve the hype. It started out semi promising, then it got pretty slow, then it picked up and was a let down.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Dysphoria, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism