Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

Synkän metsän siimeksessä by Ruth Ware

2 reviews

crabcake28's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I knew Clare was a bitch from the very beginning.

Predictable but still enjoyable. I personally didn't like any of the characters including the lead which made it a little less enjoyable but the plot was interesting enough to keep me invested. I’m not going to lie, I didn’t really like the ambiguous ending. (Surprising because I usually like ambiguous endings) It made the ending feel almost rushed and unfinished. Still enjoyable altogether but far from Ruth Ware’s best. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Drug use, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Medical trauma, and Abortion

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Outing

Not exactly deadnaming but the main character is repeated called the wrong name (Leonora is her name, called Lee many times even after being corrected and told she doesn’t like that name), Mentions of PTSD

sophieamreacher's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Tense, atmospheric, emotional. Loved the back and forth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Murder, Pregnancy, Outing, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail