Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Us, Et Cetera by Kit Vincent

5 reviews

max_audet's review

adventurous reflective sad slow-paced

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

2.25

This was perfectly fine, but the pacing was slow, and most themes seemed half-baked to me. The blurb also seems misleading, the escape/on-the-run part of the novel happens around the 70% mark and is more of an afterthought. 

The ending had a badly explained Deus ex machina that took me out of it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Racism

thenextbookdilemma's review

dark emotional hopeful sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Bullying, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Self harm, Violence, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Xenophobia, and Suicide attempt

spelledlikesleigh's review

adventurous dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Murder, Animal cruelty, Eating disorder, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Self harm, Hate crime, Bullying, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Gun violence, and Confinement

cammaleahh's review

emotional hopeful 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Physical abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Eating disorder

chippyreads's review

dark emotional sad tense

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

4.0

 

I read this book as an eARC thanks to NetGalley.

This book was rough! Poor Eke goes through so much because of that family. Please check the trigger warnings if you want to read this one. It deals with a lot of abuse on page.

I loved how it explored what it means to be alive/human. The romance was sweet, definitely cheering for them the whole time. Eke seemed so kind and caring but it was difficult to tell how Kyp feels due to most of the POV being from Eke.

Why not a 5 star read? For a book where I was promised ‘they run away’, it just took a bit too long to get there. I really wish we spent less time with the abusive family and more time out in the world meeting other AI and humans. Which did happen and I loved it but I wanted more. The ending felt a bit rushed compared to the slow start. 

Do I recommend it? Definitely. But I highly suggest checking to content warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Gun violence

Moderate: Eating disorder, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

Minor: Fatphobia, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, and Confinement