Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris

49 reviews

rerwern's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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? No

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

violetbentbackwards1036's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

wackzo's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Gaslighting

breeann's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

booksandpasta's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Violence

Minor: Ableism

drandall14's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

xjhardingx's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism

shirtypantser's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book was well written. The author is great at building tension and keeping it tight. It's certainly not for the faint, and I recommend checking the trigger warnings before starting. It's not graphic in the gory sense, but there are several very intense situations with abuse. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Stalking, and Gaslighting

eaviles's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism and Domestic abuse

sisulake18's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal death, and Domestic abuse