Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Sleeping Beauties by Owen King, Stephen King

9 reviews

jabioks55's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense

5.0

Hard to explain why it hit me so hard, but it did 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Misogyny, Police brutality, and Sexual assault

rafacolog's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Blood, Misogyny, Violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, Homophobia, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

mandi_lea's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Alcoholism, Hate crime, Sexism, Suicide, Pandemic/Epidemic, Police brutality, Racism, Alcohol, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Animal death, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Misogyny, Murder, Violence, and Addiction

crystalsparkles's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Drug abuse, Violence, Sexism, Blood, Sexual violence, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Car accident, Domestic abuse, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Grief, Homophobia, and Suicide

Minor: Infidelity, Cancer, Dementia, Pregnancy, and Police brutality

blenchbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Misogyny, Sexism, Addiction, Animal death, Blood, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

rondasue27's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Murder, Domestic abuse, Grief, and Mental illness

lpdx's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Sexism, Violence, Addiction, Blood, Child death, Death, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Alcohol

Minor: Terminal illness, Confinement, and Suicide

kirareads02's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

So I started reading this and couldn't get into it so I brought the audio book. It felt like a love letter to women and something to draw attention to women and their lives and struggles.

<Spoiler> The ending was kind of anti-climatic which I my only draw back of the entire book, however I understand the ending and why it needed to be that way. I would have liked a bit more explaining about Evie and who she was and who sent her. <Spoiler>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Child death, Blood, Child abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Car accident, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Drug abuse, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

Minor: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Animal cruelty, and Sexual content

mydearwatsonbooks's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Domestic abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Sexism, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Grief, Bullying, Blood, and Animal death

Minor: Xenophobia, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Racism, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Cancer, Antisemitism, Abortion, Dementia, and Death of parent