Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Stone Cold Fox by Rachel Koller Croft

22 reviews

daniellemjoyce's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Minor: Eating disorder

readingvoyage's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Emotional abuse

Minor: Pedophilia

ctothethird's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Violence, Death of parent, Pedophilia, and Toxic relationship

msvernier's review

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse

znvisser's review

dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

This story unexpectedly sucked me in. The build-up is slow but piece by piece everything is coming together while the tension grows. The main character is unlikable and clearly in the wrong in many ways but I found myself rooting for her nonetheless. Every character in this story is distinct and well-drawn and none of their mutual interactions ever failed to make sense, which really vows for the writing. There is a lot of inner monologue too, which was cleverly written in past tense,  keeping me on my toes because I constantly wondered what was actually happening or alternatively, about to happen.

I read some complaints about the ending being rushed or flat but I disagree. I liked how it didn’t wrap up with a nice bow. Furthermore it shouldn’t be missed that the the main character actually did resolve her biggest issue: after all these years she finally found the strength to stand up against Mother.

This book was vivacious and intriguing and a truly delicious debut.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Pregnancy, Stalking, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Fatphobia, Murder, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Infidelity

kleinekita's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Fatphobia, and Sexual assault

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Murder

arireadsitall's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

I love a con woman/unreliable narrator with a dark past!!! Bea is so unlikeable but I found myself wanted her to succeed and also terrified of “mother”! A solid cat and mouse kind of thriller!! And a perfect thriller for people that don’t like scary but do like shady!!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, and Murder

morgansims's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful tense fast-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death, and Violence

macyh's review

challenging dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I truly hated but was also rooting for Bea at the same time. I wanted her to be better but also loved reading about the mess she was creating!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Body shaming

Moderate: Eating disorder and Fatphobia

Minor: Mental illness

amanda_marie's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Such an interesting concept and narrator, with a very unique narrative voice. It made me question who among us is pretending. It can’t be that easy, can it? 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Body shaming

Minor: Rape and Adult/minor relationship