Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Perfect Days by Raphael Montes

16 reviews

radtj's review against another edition

challenging 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

3.25

The story felt kind of repetitive, but I did enjoy

when the tables were turned and Teo got the shit beat out of him lmao.

Interesting premise, but the ending felt like a cop out.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Biphobia, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Lesbophobia, and Gaslighting

gneumann's review

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5

oh this book pissed me OFF!!!!!

it’s so messed up. the author did a fantastic job of making you HATE the goddamn protagonist. the way he wrote him was brilliant but oh my gOD he was infuriating. 

TW FOR … ALMOST EVERYTHING??

that ending fucking SUCKED. ugh. i was really hoping he wouldn’t get away with everything. the last chapter pissed me off so bad.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Rape, Grief, and Death of parent

m0therfirefly's review against another edition

dark fast-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

2.0

It took a turn so dark I looked ahead to get a sense of the ending and decided it was not worth continuing to read.

I can't in good conscience recommend this book to a fellow human being.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, and Kidnapping

This book was next level fucked up. And not in a good way.

detrasystem's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and Gaslighting

erennebe'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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Biphobia, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Outing, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

__helena__'s review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Biphobia, Homophobia, Car accident, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Ableism, Body horror, Blood, and Alcohol

wyabook234's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Medical trauma

Minor: Animal death, Child death, and Medical content

thekeziamartins's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-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

2.75

 I had positive experiences with Raphael Montes before, so I'm used to the author's style. I really liked Jantar Secreto, but it's a very enjoyable book, because it doesn't take itself seriously in regard to reality, unlike Perfect Days. 

Many events here are extremely convenient, making the book unbelievable at several points, which I don't believe was the original intention.
I believe that some characters and issues, such as Gertrude, were poorly developed.

It was a very quick book to read (that's not necessarily a compliment). It was entertaining at times, but overall not to be taken too seriously. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, and Kidnapping

enoki's review against another edition

jesus fucking christ. i genuinely hate this book. i definitely see where the author was trying to go with this but it’s just horrible to read. i actually liked YOU and it is just a way worse version of it. and i’m a fan of dark gross books (Sharp Objects is one of my favorites) but the book moves so quickly as if they’re just bullet points. i stopped at the point where he

made it so Clarice could no longer walk

the whole book is just filled with Teo’s delusions and it’s honestly disgusting and insane which is the point… but it was just not a fun or a good read. i was really trying to hold out for a beautiful line or something meaningful but it just got progressively worse and i honestly would not recommend this to anyone. it is a rly easy book to read though and in the beginning you do get kind of swept up in it but the first chunk of the book is way better than the rest of it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Animal death and Rape

alereadstoomuch's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail