Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier

40 reviews

shesflippinpages's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Death, Blood, Rape, Self harm, Domestic abuse, Medical trauma, Gore, Violence, Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, and Suicide

Minor: Alcohol, Dementia, Racial slurs, Racism, and Gaslighting

caitlynfox's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Called the twist pretty early on in the book, however it was written so well that I didn’t mind working my way through it. Fun cast of characters and yet another “good for her” book of female rage and revenge(little light on the rage, she could’ve been much angrier in my opinion, lol).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, and Rape

Minor: Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

doku's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Murder, Suicide, Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual violence, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

ashleyhart12's review against another edition

dark sad fast-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Death, Abandonment, Grief, Fatphobia, Murder, Rape, Child abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicide

foxmulders's review against another edition

mysterious tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual violence, Pedophilia, Incest, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Racism

emmaloren's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

Moderate: Suicide, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Death, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Drug abuse

craftygal's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Death, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

miratio's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual harassment, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Racism, Suicide, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Murder, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Racial slurs

hannahholmgren's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Domestic abuse

gmm1966's review against another edition

mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

Very predictable 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual violence