Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris

106 reviews

julia51's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

faythd's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

I don't know if "enjoyed" is the correct word for my reading experience but I couldn't put it down. The suspense is real.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Physical abuse, Violence, Murder, and Abandonment

Minor: Infertility, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, and Pregnancy

britt33's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I posted my full review on Medium: http://tiny.cc/ghjuyz (there are many spoilers in the full post)

TLDR: 

• very entertaining and kept my interest
• somewhat predictable twists
• I would recommend, especially to psychological thriller fans

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Infertility, Miscarriage, and Murder

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders

jmontagna's review against another edition

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

sevenletters's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, and Gaslighting

kdeclet1225's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Miscarriage, and Suicide

tinkerbell2706's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Completely fell in love with this book finished it in one day, could not put it down! The characters are so well written and I can’t stop reading the last 5 pages! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting

apaolillo24's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, and Toxic relationship

lauren2196's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, and Gaslighting

afrobunn13's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicide, and Kidnapping

Minor: Domestic abuse and Physical abuse