Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Flatshare by Beth O'Leary

91 reviews

annieb26's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Stalking, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Medical content and Alcohol

samcanuel's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

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

4.25

This book got me out of a major reading slump. I really enjoyed how the narrators each had a distinct voice. This story dealt with heavy topics with grace and entwined a sweet love story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexual violence, Terminal illness, and Violence

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Sexual content, and Alcohol

veskumelooni's review against another edition

emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Gaslighting

Minor: Violence

vivisms_82's review

hopeful lighthearted

3.5

A little bit funny, a little bit witty, a little bit cheesy. Usual circle of friends you find in a rom-com. Yeah this features an emotionally abusive and manipulative ex, as well as a brother in prison for a crime he didn't do but it is still very much a light romance. Leon is sweet; Tiffy is a gorgeous, tall redhead.  Nothing truly heavy or surprising happening here. Still an ok light read nontheless. 

*I did the audiobook featuring Kwake Fortune & Carrie Hope Fletcher; I thought the narrators were excellent and captured the tone of the book and characters well.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Emotional abuse, Terminal illness, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

alexiconic's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

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

3.75

really, this book did so much right. i loved the (side) characters and their relationship with our main characters, and the ways in which they brought color to the book and illuminated the main characters’ best attributes and flaws. 

the story built up our main characters with great delicacy and care. the book gave us so much slow buildup - and it worked.

and then came the mid-to-end part where everything was suddenly fast-paced. that conflict just hadn’t received the same careful buildup as the rest of the narrative. and it could really have been so much better if it had. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, and Gaslighting

maggieparedesauthor's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Stalking, and Gaslighting

alisswift's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Violence

ellachandler's review against another edition

lighthearted slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking

Minor: Violence

mslori's review against another edition

emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Violence, and Gaslighting

supershy's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Violence and Stalking