Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

My Husband by Maud Ventura

35 reviews

booksteaandrelax's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I find this book particularly hard to review. It was a solid 3 stars but that last chapter flips the whole book on its head. I had to go back and read certain parts again. Slow going in parts but it’s worth sticking with and finishing for the amazing conclusion. 
A good look and obsessive love and what it can do to us. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

abbysingh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Cancer and Pregnancy

angelina_oksana's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse

itsredandread's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infertility, and Stalking

Minor: Child abuse and Suicidal thoughts

allisoncdn's review against another edition

reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

I had the opportunity to read this in French, and the writing is beautiful. The first two paragraphs had me focused from the start.

I thought this was going to tell the story of an insecure woman’s relationship with her husband. She’s clearly an overthinker and always assumes the worst case scenario is going to happen. 

In the beginning, the main character seems to love her husband above anyone else. She’s deeply scared that her husband will inevitably slip through her fingers somehow, cheat on her and leave.
I got confused and realized she was psychotic when she

cheats on him for the first time

halfway through the book. I didn’t expect this at all given how much she seems to love him and the way she wants him to love her just as much. 

The ending was unexpected but nicely done in my opinion. I liked it but I have many unanswered questions.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Panic attacks/disorders

linda_ws's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

skogsheks's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child abuse

ashleygreene03's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny informative tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This woman and her husband need to be kept AWAY from any children and put in a padlocked room away from society. GOOD GOD. I loved reading about her neuroses and how the author came back to certain points to make everything clear. It’s crazy how this woman is living in her own personal hell in the name of love. I personally loved the twist ending, I don’t care what that says about my taste.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Classism

readingwithlex's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

she said is somebody gon match my freak….. and he did 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity and Sexual content

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

tariana's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-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

5.0

I don't even know where to start talking about this book. I read it through my French Class Book Club, recommended by a fellow student. I hated the main character all the way through it up to the epilogue. She lacks communication skills, she is super emotionally dependent of her husband, she is mean, she has “Bentinho” vibes, and she is a bad mother (if you decide to have kids for whatever reason, own your responsibility and take good care of them, they didn’t ask to be born).
Despite all of that, the book really kept my interest through its writing, there’s a dark mysterious tone that makes you curious about what is going to happen, specially because the story is narrated through a week of the characters life, as the days pass you get more excited about the plot.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Infidelity

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Racism and Toxic friendship