Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Too Beautiful to Break by Tessa Bailey

4 reviews

bergha1998's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny reflective sad 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? Yes

3.5

This book felt like two Amish people falling in love. Like the had such deep feelings, but didn’t know how to speak them. And how they talked about sec and desire. The codependency plot line was very interesting to me. Not my favorite of the series, but very good. 

Codependent Relationship, Both Virgins, Fighting for Love, 3 1/4 🔥

“They didn’t hit me, if that’s what you’re worried about. They just didn’t know how to raise me, so I did it myself.”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Grief and Death of parent

Minor: Pregnancy

smithrachaelynn's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

This couple captured my attention in the first book. Bel is SO sweet. I just want to give him a hug. Utterly romantic story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual content, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

thaliareads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring tense fast-paced

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

5.0

I'm glad that this was the last book of the series, because for me this was the most successful of the series. I think there was a lot of leadup to Sage and Belmont's stories but it was well worth it. I think that this did provide a lot of needed backstory on Sage, and while it felt a little short I think it was otherwise well done. 

I do feel like the search for Belmont's dad was sort of neglected after the buildup and then tossed in at the end, but honestly I was so invested in seeing Sage and Belmont happy together that I didn't mind. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death of parent

As with all the books in this series, the road trip the family is on started due to the death of their mother Sage has a pretty rough family history, coming from a family with parents in a toxic relationship with each other and with alcohol. It turns out that Belmont also has his own share of childhood abuse suffered at the hands of his step father that led to what are essentially panic attacks following the incident.

hellowildflower's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Addiction, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Abandonment