Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Small Angels by Lauren Owen

3 reviews

blackcatkai's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad slow-paced

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

4.0

this book is a slow burn full of atmosphere. a story of legends, family, friendship, & toxic relationships. a forest with its own spirit & secrets & I loved every minute of it. it had creepy vibes, a little romance, and an ending that had me a bit emotional. I would love to see this adapted into a film or mini-series.

I will absolutely be reading more of Lauren Owen's work.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Death

exlibrisabigaillee's review

emotional hopeful mysterious sad slow-paced

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

3.5

The lesson didn't stick with me as well as I thought it would. The characters were likable enough, I just didn't resonate with them super well. The story was very fun though, and I enjoyed the world!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child death, Murder, Blood, and Death

Minor: Animal cruelty, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Lesbophobia, and Domestic abuse

One of the main families, the Gones, is very strict and emotionally abusive throughout the novel. One of the daughters finds solace with a friend who is very controlling and possessive. The Gones are in leagues with a spirit, of sorts, who

Spoiler

was a child murdered on the property years ago. His death is described

. (See the previous spoiler for murder & child death/abuse tw.) He is

Spoiler

the possessive friend of the daughter

. There is a vague child/minor relationship in the sense that

Spoiler

the spirit, who takes the form of a boy the daughter's age, died as an adult and is not truly a child

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lexie_simons's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

The kind of book that grabs you from the first sentence and never let’s go. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Murder