Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

I'm a Therapist, and My Patient is Going to be the Next School Shooter by Dr. Harper

7 reviews

aleen_elizabeth's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Dysphoria, and Injury/Injury detail

bookmark3brodi's review

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

A very interesting set of short stories; that link together. More on the darker side this book has an interesting narrative that is easy to read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, and Abandonment

nils_0's review

challenging dark informative mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

freckles_13's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

0.25

What in God’s name did I just read.

I know it’s fiction but by god, I don’t think I’ve read a book like this that is such a car-crash of a book. It’s so far fetched, so confusing, and just downright weird how the book is presented and laid out. It’s hard to follow and at times doesn’t even make sense.

As someone whose studied psychology, I usually let a lot of misconceptions slide about psychology and therapy and how it all works, but I was in pain reading this - i understand it’s supposed to be a quick, short, dark read but it was just so outrageously incorrect, so bad that I just couldn’t believe what I was reading. 

The only reason it even got a rating from me because it make me laugh so hard due to it being so far fetched and unreal that I could do nothing but laugh at it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, and Injury/Injury detail

pp12647's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

The twist in the ending had me gripped, starting the second of the series in the same day. Almost reads as a series of vignettes that come together in the end. Could not put this maniacally thrilling story down!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

brandie_abbie19's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Infidelity, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Outing, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

auteaandtales's review

challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Medical content, Mass/school shootings, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment