Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

48 reviews

turtlebrainlibrarian's review

adventurous dark fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, and Emotional abuse

laurajones's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Medical content, and Pedophilia

Minor: Body shaming

anniereads221's review

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, Medical content, Murder, and Toxic relationship

graceless_grace's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Emotional abuse

Minor: Fatphobia

melaniereadsbooks's review

dark emotional 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

5.0

This book is so much darker and grittier than the first in the series! I loved to get to know Jack and Jill's origin story in this book, but I really loved the atmosphere. The Moors is such an interesting world and it was so gothic and beautifully described! I really loved this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

an_awkward_adhd_adventurer's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Bullying

Moderate: Murder and Grief

Minor: Animal death and Confinement

zogg's review

adventurous dark funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child death

keen's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Death

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Murder, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Infertility

Content warning for detailed

grooming of a child. It's not explicitly sexual, but there's suggestive descriptions of the relationship and hints towards a future romantic one.

stargem's review

dark tense fast-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: Blood, Death, Medical content, Murder, and Mental illness

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Body shaming, Child death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Grief, Homophobia, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Bullying, and Sexism

Minor: Confinement, Infertility, and Miscarriage

lou_o_donnell's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Blood, Body shaming, Death, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship