Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Emily Wildes Enzyklopädie der Feen by Heather Fawcett

12 reviews

boop_2's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Blood, and Kidnapping

Minor: Animal death

emmagreenwood's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

fkshg8465's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5

I find myself  very surprised for liking this book as much as I did. Usually, fairy stories are too violent for my liking, but this one, though it did have violence in it, was more charming than anything, and that had everything to do with our maybe neurodivergent lead protagonist. She was adorable, full of heart and courage, smart, outspoken, determined, and ethical. Also loved her dog Shadow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Outing, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

risten's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

thefatgingerone's review against another edition

I wanted to love the book but the scene of torturing a changeling child really disturbed me. So much of the language used is similar to language that used to be used about disabled children and it’s clearly a metaphor for disabled children but the actions towards the child are disgusting and disturbing. The fact that the protagonist is never called out or faces repercussions for her actions was so upsetting to me. Ruined what would have been a lovely story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

crownoflaurel's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Blood, and Kidnapping

craftysnailtail's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

dragonaion's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

At first I was not taken by the "matter of fact" and neutral approach of the story. I thought the first two chapters were dry and simple, but I can attest that is the author writing the world through the eyes of the main character and is very apropos. By chapter three, I was smitten and devoured every page.
As a lover of fae of all kinds, I was tickled and delighted by the smoothness and almost natural involvement of the fae in the story. None of it was out of place (which is saying something, given the nature of some of the scenes) and it all blended and came into place perfectly. With such expressions of high fantasy, it is hard to mistake some parts

like an animal cloak that melts in the heat, but reluctantly gives the wearer what they need

as being absurd and not belonging, like suddenly seeing a majestic and shining pegasus in a normal field. This magic, however, was laced in so naturally that it naturally belonged and was wonderful.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Self harm, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Alcohol

There are scenes that may constitute "child abuse", but the character is not technically a child but a magical creature in the shape of a child, and the "sexual content" includes barely a kiss.

emilywemily6's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious slow-paced

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

4.5

I really enjoyed this book! It was a cozy historical fantasy- which is the perfect recipe. The book felt slow and meandering with no real plot throughout, only numerous subplots that all resolved rather quickly. Whenever I was reading, I was intrigued and couldn’t put it down. When I wasn’t reading, however, I didn’t feel a particular pull to pick it up. The variety of fae was fascinating and I kept thinking it might just be real. I loved the information Emily was able to glean as well as the unanswered questions. I loved Wendell too and appreciated their relationship. A really delightful book!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

kaetheluise_nckl's review against another edition

I’m sorry, but this is the most boring book I’ve touched outside of mandatory reading for Uni.
I don’t care for the characters, I don’t care for the setting, the lore or the mystery, and most of all I don’t care for this lousy German translation. I expected a lot better from this book but alas here we are.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Blood, and Abandonment

Minor: Grief