Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Maidens by Alex Michaelides

200 reviews

idkhow2ratebooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

glammster's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Car accident

acuriousreaderr's review

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

jen1804's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

A good dark academia thriller with a decent mystery exploring Greek mythology and secret societies at Cambridge University. The plot does a good job of keeping you suspicious of multiple characters and keeps you guessing. Whilst the person responsible for the murders was definitely on my suspect list, I wasn’t able to unravel the full plot line and there was definitely a twist I wasn’t expecting. Unpredictability is always a good thing when it comes to mystery novels and this one kept me engaged, wanting to find out what happens next, with good suspenseful tension created at times.
Plus I’m a nerd for character crossovers so I was very pleased to see Theo make an appearance from Michaelides’ other novel The Silent Patient.
Satisfactory ending? Yes.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Drug use, Stalking, Death of parent, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

wandas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Drug use

nataliaah's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Stalking

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Self harm

kelisabeth's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

aformeracceleratedreader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

4.5

Super enjoyed this one. I didn't expect the twist like at all, but I'm also garbage at trying to figure out mysteries. Mariana is a good unreliable narrator, and l liked seeing her growth by the end. The ending did feel a little rushed and not entirely tied up, but I liked the reveal of who the letter/journal writer was. I feel bad for all the girls in the book who are victims of death and manipulation. 
There are some heavy topics within so def check out content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

deldc's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Violence, and Murder

wonderwoman11's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

3.75

The book is good, it’s definitely captivating and hard to put down at times. I liked it overall, but the murder mystery aspect just isn’t for me. There’s also a huge plot twist at the end, which also isn’t my favorite especially in this setting where the lives of the characters are at stake.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Child abuse