Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Euforia by Lily King

16 reviews

lghrndn's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, and Colonisation

Minor: Incest, Miscarriage, and Pedophilia

kjordan96's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This is one of those books I am having a really hard time rating. The premise of the story had great potential - three anthropologists in the 1930s who fall into a love triangle. I enjoyed the discussion of culture, what makes us human, and how our relationships develop, especially within the context of conversations between Nell and Andrew. Nell wrote in one of her letters of searching for freedom in her work, looking for a people who gave each other the room to be in whatever way they needed to be. I loved that line and how it tied into her character. However, I did not necessarily love how the love triangle developed in the story. It was not as much a center of the plot as I thought and felt it could have had more depth. I despised Fen’s character as I think you are suppose to. I was not a fan of the end, though I did like the emotion when Andrew visits the museum in the last chapter. This is one of those books I’d probably change my rating on depending on when you asked me about it. Overall worth reading though.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

bexs848's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Death

Minor: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

sleepingsaha's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and War

Minor: Physical abuse

cvalerio's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.0

It took me a while to get into this book. It’s slow paced in the beginning, but then is very fast. It’s captivating and it all makes sense at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

readingwithgoose's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Excrement

_sanikaaa_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Death of parent, Murder, and Colonisation

Minor: Violence, Vomit, and Alcohol

bootsmom3's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Child death, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, Cannibalism, and Alcohol

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

directorpurry's review against another edition

medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse

anmariefweeks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative reflective tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship