Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Confessions by Kanae Minato

26 reviews

duskx's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and Toxic friendship

authenticallybria's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book was dark, crazy, and had shocking twists/reveals. The writing style of the book was different than what I'm used to reading, yet it was still interesting to follow along.

My only con was listening to it as an audiobook instead of reading it physically. I was unable to see the characters' names and got a little confused as to who was who in the beginning. 

Overall, it was a good read! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

pipe_dream's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

beightmana's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Confinement, Torture, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, and Toxic friendship

halfcactus's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

4.0

PLOT: Following the death of her daughter, middle school teacher Ms. Moriguchi talks about the law leaving major crimes unpunished, and gives her students one last message before she resigns. Mayhem ensues.

This was a twisty and unhinged revenge/psychological thriller that really committed to its premise. As the title suggests, the story is a domino effect of consequences structured as confessions from different characters. There's a good mix of social commentary and varying cynical worldviews that reveal the darkness of human nature and failures of society. The fragmented, slightly unchronological and incongruous, information that you get, gives it some reread value. The revenge stops being cathartic because the circumstances it presents are so complex, but it still doesn't hesitate to pull the trigger, and I love that about it.

I really loved the PoV writing in this!!! So many different grievances, so many different senses of justice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

atalea's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, and Murder

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

zombiezami's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Outing, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Transphobia, Mass/school shootings, and Pregnancy

dosxhime's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

These kids may be unhinged, but Moriguchi is feral for revenge 

4/5 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Violence, Grief, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, and Abandonment

Minor: Miscarriage

kather_doc's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Terminal illness and Blood

ilana_pop's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Jezus Christ this was dark. And so so good. It just kept spiraling and spiraling and you never knew what the next move was going to be. I gasped multiple times, one of the best and most thrilling books I've read in a while. (but so many triggerwarnings, please look them up in advance)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy