Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

L'infinito tra me e te by Mariana Zapata

167 reviews

idrilcelebrindal's review against another edition

lighthearted 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? Yes

2.25

This book was fine. Nothing special, and way too long. Main character had a lot of internalized misogyny that drove me crazy. When the love interest gets groped and she thinks it’s wildly funny it was so painful. Sexual assault/harassment isn’t okay just because it’s a man who is targeted.  

The handling of FASD (fetal alcohol) was incredibly bad. It should’ve been left out entirely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Abandonment

Moderate: Ableism, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse and Death of parent

np36011's review against another edition

hopeful lighthearted

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

2.5

Disappointing compared to From Lukov with Love, not handled really enjoyably and scary family dynamics, not my thing
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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Drug abuse and Drug use

levesc17's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-paced

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

3.75

This book was extremely slow burn; to the the point where I wasn’t sure the male hero was good enough for the MC. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse and Domestic abuse

Minor: Grief

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booksandcoffeewithlexi's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Addiction

lanayagraham's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

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

4.0

Sweet romance with slow relationship development and character growth over a long period of time- my favorite! Minimal graphic sexual content at end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

lightowls's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse

maria8w4's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol

readinginthegrey's review against another edition

lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

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

3.5

This was recommended to me by someone at a bookstore, and I see why, it was quite good. 
It does the grumpy sunshine trope well. Aidan is an MMC that's gruff and private  but not in an over-dramatic 'I never smile ever' kind of way and is quite fawnable worthy. Vanessa, the FMC, has self-doubt that feels very relatable. The two bond in a way that feels organic. It's also a slow burn that's an actual slow burn. 
For the first 200 pages or so, I was eating it up. 

After that, I still read it, but more on a once in a while basis. 
Vanessa got a bit much for me sometimes. For instance *spoilers* her friend is in an abusive relationship, but she's more concerned about the fact that she was lied to than her friend being in that situation. It does get addressed a little later on, but not in a meaningful way (despite the book being 500 pages). 
Some points tend to repeat, like her self-denial (also, I get it, Aidan is huge, I and I don't need that mentioned 200 times) while others don't feel fleshed out enough. The mood also feels a bit on and off sometimes. Like there will be things like the abusive relationship mention or toxic family members, but for the most part, this is actually a pretty cozy read. On a personal note, I was excited that Aidan was vegan and hoped Vanessa would become one as well, but alas, that did not happen. 
All that said, this was a decent comfort read. I'm glad I bought it, but don't think it will be a reread. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse

nikkiblack17's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Body shaming

makerealityvanish's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying and Domestic abuse

Minor: Fatphobia