Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgow

202 reviews

vaehangel's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Addiction, Cursing, Physical abuse, Death, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, and Drug use

Minor: Rape and Sexual assault

lottyfarmer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Mental illness

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Rape, Abandonment, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment

zoegareau's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Addiction, Chronic illness, Blood, Body shaming, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

marsm0th's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

Kathleen Glasgow's Girl in Pieces is not an easy read in terms of content. However, if you're able to make it through-- it serves as a very raw and real portrait of a young girl struggling with mental health. Glasgow doesn't shy away from the true nature of the struggles depicted in Charlie, never romanticizing the way you so often see. As you read, you see the way Charlie's struggles affect her ability to form lasting relationships with anyone in her life, highlighting real-time side effects of mental health struggles. I can't say this will be true for everyone (as everyone's experiences are different), but Girl in Pieces will make you feel understood in one way or another. Glasgow just gets it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Grief, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

emma_119's review against another edition

Warning slight spoilers. I did not finish this book because of the slow plot.  I absolutely loved around the first 100 pages of her in the mental hospital you could really understand how she felt it. It felt like the best poem I’ve ever read until she left the hospital. Once she left the hospital it got very repetitive explaining why she didn’t want to take a shower about 100 times I also couldn’t relate on a personal level so that could also effect how I felt about it. They also sort of include deep explanation of self harm, family trauma, family death, friends trama, suicidal thoughts, sexual abuse and mention of drugs, smoking, and  alcohol. I was reading it with a friend we highlighted and talked about it but it wasn’t very clear or good after she left the hospital. But I would recommend reading the first 100 pages because it was really good if the author just left it there it would have been much better even without the clear thorough ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Self harm, Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Rape, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Medical trauma, Gore, and Drug use

i_am_gay_and_here_2's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Blood, Abandonment, Violence, Sexual violence, Self harm, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, and Grief

urfavlynndink's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Addiction, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Violence, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Trafficking, Cursing, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, and Eating disorder

janebonasera's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

6 star read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Body shaming, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Alcoholism, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Blood, Death, Medical content, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Toxic friendship, and Violence

thekiwiisreading's review

dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

Always remember: You are not alone.

This book is very well written. It’s awe-inspiring. The feelings and emotions are described perfectly.

HOWEVER! Before you read this make sure you are aware of the topics it covers and how it does that. This book is a living, breathing trigger. Make sure you are in the right headspace to read this, especially if you have firsthand experience with the topics discussed in Charlie’s story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Mental illness, Suicide, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Rape

lovesbug787's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

It is dark but ends well and is something you might yell at the characters at at times but is really good 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Infidelity, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Body shaming, Self harm, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Blood, Death of parent, Medical content, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual violence, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Toxic friendship, Violence, Body horror, Cursing, Blood, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Car accident, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Gaslighting, Eating disorder, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Fatphobia, Medical trauma, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Vomit, Excrement, and Forced institutionalization

It is intense and can be hard to get through if you have any sort of trauma or mental illness background.