Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Playing Nice by JP Delaney

8 reviews

peachtease's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Car accident, and Alcohol

nessreadsalot'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

4.0

Pete Riley answers the door one morning to a parents worst nightmare. Miles Lambert gives the devestating news that their sons were swapped at birth. Their lives are thrown upside down as they try to navigate a plan to share their children's lives but as disturbing information comes to light everything starts to fall apart. 

I struggled to get into the story at the beginning. None of the characters are particularly likeable and it takes a while to get going. I actually abandoned it for a few weeks and then gave it a second go. Once I got back into it I was hooked on the mystery and the psychological suspense of what would happen next. This was originally going to be a 3 star review but the ending was perfect! My heart was racing as I willed Pete and Maddie to find a solution and I was not disappointed! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Car accident

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, and Car accident

kfran12's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Murder

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, and Cursing

blueyogi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Violence, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Alcohol, and Classism

Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Medical content, Kidnapping, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

amydrisc's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Ableism and Mental illness

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Car accident, Murder, and Alcohol

amyspag'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? It's complicated

1.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Medical content, and Pregnancy

Minor: Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Kidnapping, and Murder

savannahsauls's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

misshiggyb's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

5.0

I loved this book. It was very engaging and I never lost interest. The plot was something I’ve never read before so it was intriguing. It made me think a lot about what I would have done if my child was swapped at birth. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting