Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The List by Yomi Adegoke

21 reviews

fejreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Homophobia

sakisreads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

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

4.5

This book had me gasping and yelling 😂

What an incredibly harrowing concept. I wish I could thank Yomi Adegoke personally for writing this 😳 

It keeps you guessing until the very end too. There was nary a moment where I was not hooked 🗣️

I thought I had clocked it when Celie started speaking to Ola about Michael, but NO! Aaron? Fucking eh! 😫

Highly recommend this one for an anxiety-inducing book! 4.5 out of 5 stars for me, thank you ✨ Content warnings below!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

lou_mac's review against another edition

challenging mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

3.75

Clearly I'm in a minority over here, but I enjoyed this book! Some small spoilers below!

You can tell the writer is a journalist by trade, there's parts of the book which feel a bit repetitive as if the author isn't used to writing long form but it is also broadly well written and compelling. I've been in a reading slump and finished this in a day so thank you Adegoke!

I found the story really compelling, who do you believe when allegations come to light?

The fact that we get multiple points of view means we know early on that Michael isn't guilty, or at least he doesn't think he is. Because so often, people don't believe they have done something wrong when to an outside eye they clearly have.

All the characters were flawed - which again I loved. This wasn't a case of one person being perfect and the other being awful, we're all flawed (albeit to different degrees). 

I have mixed feelings about the "twist" at the end. On the one hand, I liked that the exaggerated accusations didn't come from a woman, because they tend not to. But it did also feel a little rushed.

On the whole, I'd recommend this as a summer read. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, and Sexual assault

lucymoosie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad slow-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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

cellio21's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

had me hooked in the first chapter and absolutely lost me when i got to the last one

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Alcohol

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Infidelity

greads2's review against another edition

emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This books was so engaging and had a unique premise. It tackled a difficult subjects in an interesting way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, and Sexual harassment

aseel_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

3.75

Not sure how I felt about this one. From the get go, you know it's going to be hard for the author to write a complete story, which way to go, will it be a cliche etc. I felt that the author did a good job of showing the grey and the middle ground reaction and action of the characters. The last chapter was such a random plot twist, not sure how I felt about it 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Bullying, Hate crime, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Stalking, and Gaslighting

sopheleanor's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide

lilinn_aion's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Stalking

sarahjanecw's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent