Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Ace of Spades by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

340 reviews

emsavors's review against another edition

dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Biphobia, Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Infidelity, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

druwu's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Racism

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Car accident

amalas_bookstop's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was a twisty, Get Out type of read. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this. This was a bit of a slow start but as the story continued to unfold I understood why. This author loves a dark academic setting that is full of complex social issues. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Outing, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

emilyycat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

beautifully written characters, I absolutely love love the storyline and that we are able to get details about both students pov.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Stalking, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Outing, and Alcohol

ja_mehess's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Car accident, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Cursing, Suicide attempt, and Outing

traceyanderson's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

i_amaacarr's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Racism

Moderate: Homophobia and Violence

Minor: Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Car accident, Outing, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

faythfarrar's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Racism

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide, Stalking, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

simplykatherina's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

This book definitely lived up to the hype! I went into this book knowing nothing and so I was finding out all the information with the characters as the book progressed, which really added to the tension. 

I do wish that the “thriller” aspects of the book had started just a little bit earlier as it did take me a bit to get into the book, but once things started unfolding I was hooked!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

erstreetman's review

adventurous challenging 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Toxic relationship, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Outing, and Classism

Minor: Rape and Alcohol