Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Confessions by Kanae Minato

45 reviews

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

caseofspades's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Grief, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Animal death and Terminal illness

zahraa_aj's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This is exactly the kind of book that would leave me seeking therapy.
After each confession, I would think, "wow, that  was messed up, there's no way anything <i>more</i> devastating can happen after that." And I was wrong.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent