Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Three by Valérie Perrin

7 reviews

masihludmila's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Transphobia, Stalking, Abortion, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

sulimin's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted reflective sad slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

anto88's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

serendipitysbooks's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious reflective slow-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

4.0

 Three is a deeply- layered, slow burn of a novel. It centres on Nina, Adrien and Etienne who meet as ten year olds and form a deep and abiding friendship, albeit one that has its ebbs and flows, challenges and a major breaks. We see their childhood and teen years and then meet them again in their forties, when a car is pulled from a lake with a body inside. The characterisation is excellent, the many threads of the plot deftly handled as Perrin carefully and meticulously weaves them together in this beautifully written novel. The story takes some unexpected turns and covers some difficult terrain. I really enjoyed Perrin’s quiet, powerful and satisfying storytelling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Miscarriage and Abandonment

Minor: Transphobia

morebedsidebooks's review against another edition

slow-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Transphobia, Grief, Abandonment, and Dysphoria

Minor: Animal death, Car accident, and Abortion

izza_bluebell38a's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Car accident, and Abandonment

stacyroth's review against another edition

mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

When Adrien, Etienne, and Nina meet in school at 10 years old in 1986, they immediately become inseparable.  They made a promise to move together to Paris as soon as they grew up and never part, but something happened along the way, and the three no longer speak.  When a car is pulled from the bottom of a lake in their hometown in 2017, Virginie, a local reporter, covers the story while remembering the trio and how close they had been. 

Clocking in at 21 hours, 25 minutes for the audiobook version, we slowly learn about the friendship between Adrien, Etienne, and Nina and how they got to where each is in 2017.  The plot unfolds slowly but gives you a lot to think about as it does so.  I hesitate to say more about the book for fear of giving away spoilers, but I definitely recommend checking out this novel! 

Many thanks to NetGalley for providing me an audio ARC of this book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Miscarriage