Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Dear Child by Romy Hausmann

33 reviews

olivialoverderheinheimer's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

3.5

I was really expecting something more thrilling and chilling, the first few chapters were and the last few chapters were but the middle of the book felt more like an example of three people dealing with their own emotional distress. 

I think the book would have been more thrilling if we knew from the beginning the captor was still alive, up until the last 50 pages we thought he and the threat were dead. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Medical trauma, and Murder

gullicksen31's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, and Kidnapping

Minor: Death and Car accident

wylovat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, Gore, Infidelity, Rape, Medical content, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

goodaim's review against another edition

dark 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, and Blood

samantha7815's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Pregnancy

horizonous's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child death, Infidelity, Suicide, Violence, Car accident, Murder, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit and Death of parent

◦ Mental illness = PTSD

avokaddo's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Death, Car accident, and Murder

Minor: Child death, Rape, Blood, Vomit, and Pregnancy

luananki's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

ich bin positiv überrascht wie schnell sich dieses buch gelesen hat. die story hat mich wirklich von den ersten fünfzig seiten an gepackt und ich konnte nicht abwarten mehr zu lesen. die unterschiedlichen sichtweisen waren so gut geschrieben, dass es sich nach mehreren charakteren angefühlt hat und auch das ende war nicht das, was ich erwartet habe. ich werde auf jeden fall mehr von romy hausmann lesen! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Rape and Vomit

Minor: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, and Child death

dannythestreet's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Chronic illness, and Alcohol

sfschmidt93's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy