Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Captive in the Underworld by Lianyu Tan

11 reviews

carriedbythecosmos's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, and Sexual content

hg4725's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

i wish this book was longer, that’s the only reason for a 4/5 rating. i finished in just a few days, and was hoping for a few more plot points and circle-backs, but that’s just me and my preference. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse

kenziebeck's review against another edition

dark tense 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

5.0

one of the best, if not the best, retellings of the abduction and rape of persephone. well done, miss tan.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Kidnapping

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Incest, and Genocide

jacemchale's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Sexual violence

Moderate: Violence, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Murder, Death, and Misogyny

Minor: Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

martymjj's review against another edition

It was disturbing. The writing was terrible but that is the least of this book's problems. There is a romaticization of rape, torure both physical and emotional. How can someone write this and get published is beyond me. I quit this book on the scene of the wedding night... It was a rape, plain and simple.
It was a bad read from the start but the more you read the worse it gets. The main character is abused by everyone in the book, her mother first and when she meets her captor/love intrest it only gets worse. It's a neverending spiral of violence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Torture, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Confinement

avhollow's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Rape, and Kidnapping

knightreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Minor: Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Dubious consent

booksdogsandcoffee's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

This is a dark lesbian retelling of hades and Persephone. The writing is fantastic, there is a content warning on the first page. Please read it before  reading the book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

zefrien's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

lighterthaneyre's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

The repeated lack of consent articulated makes this pretty upsetting to read, imo.