Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson

29 reviews

leasebrown's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Miscarriage

pitts1ef's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Vomit, and Suicide attempt

sjexley's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative inspiring 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

3.25

The story of two black women in the 1950s.  Rudy is 15 and wants nothing more than to be a an optometrist.  She overcomes all sorts of adversity, but then she meets a boy.   Eleanor is studying at Howard and wants to be an archivist.  But then she meets a boy too.  We go back and forth between their two stories, until eventually they become connected.  It's easy to see the author did a great amount of research when writing her book and I loved that aspect, but this book didn't really grab me the way I hoped it would.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, and Pregnancy

moniipeters's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Abortion, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Classism

enlamont's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective 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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, and Classism

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Emotional abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Vomit, Police brutality, and Alcohol

greenclovers75's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Infertility and Miscarriage

Minor: Child death, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, and Grief

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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

3.5

 Set in the 1950s, The House of Eve is the intertwined stories of two Black women, Eleanor, a college student, and Ruby, a highschooler with big dreams, who both experience unplanned pregnancies. Their stories highlight themes like racism, colourism, class, poverty, infertility and accepted roles for women. I was already fairly familiar with the way homes for unmarried mothers operated - although this is the first book I can recall that looked so explicitly at the intersection of race and unmarried mothers - so that section of the book was less impactful for me than for other readers. The book was an undemanding read, with many of the plot points being easy to predict. I found the epilogue unnecessary and didn’t need the story to be wrapped up quite so neatly. A perfectly fine read; one which was ideally suited to the reading bandwidth I had at the time I picked it up. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Forced institutionalization, and Classism

smkelly1997's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

I was continuously drawn in throughout this book. It was hard to but down, heartbreaking, and yet an amazing read. I loved the intertwining and parallels between Ruby and Eleanor. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Classism

zthebibliophile's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, and Pregnancy

eleasereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical trauma, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Classism