Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Beware That Girl: Sie weiß alles über dich by Teresa Toten

5 reviews

ellaghiem's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Most of the book was pretty good and kept me engaged. However, I didn't like the ending because it didn't line up with how the characters acted throughout the whole novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

Minor: Suicide

emhromp's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Wowwww...my head is spinning. This was very, very good. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Alcohol

jenny_librarian's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

4.75

As far as psychological thrillers go, this has to be among the best (if not THE best) I’ve ever read. It slowly unfolds and you can’t really trust any of the characters because they all thrive on secrets.

It’s a lot slower than many YA novels, so look elsewhere if you want a fast-moving thriller. This one is all about scheming and conniving, moved by the characters’ goals and dark desires to own each other.

While it’s a really good read (and terrifying as far as realistic stories go) it does throw around a lot of mental illnesses and doesn’t really expand on what they are, which doesn’t do any good for real people who might suffer from those illnesses. It’s the reason I didn’t rate it 5 stars.

Great on all other fronts, though, and probably my favourite read this month.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Drug use and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Self harm, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

merricatblackwood's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse and Death of parent

autumns_nite96's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, and Car accident