Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Confessions by Kanae Minato

42 reviews

julienicole1106's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

chloseencounter's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

Confessions was a fun little read and while it had its problems, I thought some of the ideas used here where very unique. It’s hard to do things that have rarely been done before and I think this novel accomplished that. 

The strongest literary device here to me was that this book was the same exact story being told from different POVs multiple times, while this at moments felt a little repetitive I loved that every chapter could be the same events but a completely different story based on the narrator. Every new retelling flipped what you had known previously on its head which made you question each character. There were times where I felt disgust and sympathy  toward each person and it all depended on who was talking. 

I wasn’t sure how they’d wrap this all up but I think the end was a nice little tie up to the events of the story and ultimately as close to Justice as one could expect in a situation like this. 

Overall, this was an interesting read and while it could’ve grabbed me more I did appreciate the use of unique story telling and I’m excited to watch the movie. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

chrisljm's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

jaw dropped multiple times

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual content, Torture, Transphobia, Violence, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Miscarriage, and Vomit

jmg317's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This is a really dark and interesting book. The slow reveal of the character's motivations leaves readers conflicted in who to sympathize with and who to root for. Really enjoyed and will leave an impression

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Gaslighting

middleagedbookworm's review against another edition

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

4.25

Whoa. What a ride. Such a unique, disturbing, well-written novel. The author did an amazing job conveying what goes on in the mind of a seriously depraved individual. 

The only reason I did not give this five stars may have been for the wrong reasons… some of the material honestly disturbed me and made me sick to my stomach. I had to put the book down a few times and watch something funny on TV, and try to find something to distract me or give me hope in mankind 🤣 I will take slasher horror films (or books) any day over something psychologically disturbing… the human mind scares me more than anything!! 

If you like psychologically disturbing books, you will love this. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

bites_of_books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Well this one surprised me... every 10% or so I kept saying "how is this not over? what else could there be?!"

I went into this book knowing next to nothing and honestly, it might not have mattered if I knew . I was surprised again and again as we went on and as the layers were pulled back. There is a main event that triggers everything in this book and then we get 5 POVs that give us new information regarding the event. 

Even though it could have been quite repetitive it didn't feel like it at all. Also, there are some really interesting themes explored: revenge, motherhood, the responsibility of educators, guilt, misinformation, murder, fear, and so much more. I feel like this is a book that will definitely leave me thinking for a while. 

I'd highly recommend to anyone who is into psychological thriller with mind games and a revenge story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

krzzykitty92's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

A dark thriller told from various POVS after a teacher undergoes a plan of vengeance on two students in her classroom. The situations get darker and darker as the events of one day unravel into different aspects of the children's lives. It is translated, so it unfortunatley has a monotone feel and there are some weird attitudes towards HIV/AIDS and single parenthood explored. Lots of twists and revelations that will keep the reader shocked.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Suicidal thoughts

brie333's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Stalking, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cancer, Blood, and Vomit

shmus's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Emotional abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Chronic illness and Blood

lorie336's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Medical content, Grief, and Murder