Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister

6 reviews

pidgepodge's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-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? Yes

3.5

I liked the story and for most of the book I was very engaged with the plot. The ending was lackluster in my opinion, and although it wasn’t a bad ending, it wasn’t something that felt like the book was wrapped up.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Grief, and Abandonment

zalouis's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Classism

mdavis26's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

dmariefern's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

I loved the story but once the main character reconnected with old family members I got lost a bit… I also found the ending odd — or rather it didn’t end how I’d hope.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Alcohol

ajf1774's review against another edition

emotional reflective slow-paced

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

3.0

This book had an interesting premise but ultimately ended up being predictable and somewhat boring. I did enjoy the immersive writing, especially surrounding descriptions of smell. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Death of parent

sayyahtobookseh's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was the best book I read all year. I absolutely devoured it. And now I almost want to begin immediately retreading to savor it the second time around. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse