Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Nightfall by L.J. Smith

2 reviews

pheebabeeba_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I can’t say I enjoyed this book as much as the previous ones. I feel like the writing style changed so much. 
I think my main issue with this book was definitely how much sexual expression it had. I felt like it was too much at times. Perhaps I would have been ok with it if weren’t so sudden. 

The character writing in this book was a lot better than in the other books. I felt like I finally got a better understanding of the whole character cast. The monsters and villains were really interesting too. 

Still, the book started off so rough, with Elena being a spirit, not being able to speak or
read and acting childlike. Strange kissing rituals and such.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Self harm, Body horror, Torture, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Incest and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault, Homophobia, and Stalking

avie_j's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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: Blood, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse