Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott

27 reviews

britneyfan19's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

1.5

This book was alright, It was a fast listen, but also sad. what that girl went through and how she was willing to let another little girl go through it, so she would be left alone by Ray.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Kidnapping, and Stalking

izypup's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-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

Heed the content warnings.  Nothing is overtly graphic or descriptive but it is very clear what is going on. 
It was an emotionally challenging book but the subject matter was handled with care and I feel Elizabeth Scott depicted the cycle of abuse, victims becoming abusers, and imperfect victims well. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Confinement, Drug use, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Self harm and Suicide attempt

Tw: Starvation and denied food

perth_is's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I thought the writing was beautiful. The use of the phrase of being a “living dead girl” was haunting and I will be thinking about this for a long time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

mblanke's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

cecilyroseceillam's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

This book was extremely well executed, I love the way it shows the effects of SA and pedophilia. I love how disconnected the prose is to show the characters mental state, how she doesn’t understand happiness and how she describes people not being broken like she is and unclean. I also like the descriptions of being a walking husk and just flesh and skin to be used. A very good read and I quite enjoyed it,I also found it interesting her sleeping with people as an escape and using the very thing that caused her trauma and how she started partaking in the abuse toward other children, so she wouldn’t be abused anymore.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

mossroot's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Living Dead Girl took me a little over an hour and a half to read. This book is BEYOND fast paced, you are so in the thick of it. Beware speed readers: every small sentence counts, and those words you know to look for won't be there. Cherish every sentence with this book not to miss a single moment. 

Every moment was throughly disgusting, and I could not put this book down. I truly recommend if you're already deep into the thriller horror concept, and if you're comfortable reading about very bleak scenes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

witchykind's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

alicia447's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

missgrangerr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

If you can handle the subject matter in this book, I most certainly suggest reading it. It is very heavy and will stick with you for a while after finishing, it is very well written and worth the read. The ending is heart wrenching and rounds out the book well, I feel it was honest to the character and her story.

Update, it has been over 10 years since I read this book and I still actively think about it!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, and Kidnapping

ruththegreat's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence and Suicidal thoughts