Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Cosas que hacemos a oscuras by Jennifer Hillier

51 reviews

tyreadsbooks_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

“𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶."

 ⁕ 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 :

• books that hook you with the first line
• short chapters
• dark, emotionally gripping reads 
• alternating timelines
• that bookstore smell 🥰
• crime podcast element 
• complicated family dynamics 
• Canadian setting & diverse characters 

⁕ 𝙢𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 : 

Reading this story felt like putting together a puzzle without the box to reference- you can slowly start to see where it’s heading, but when you finally see the full picture it’s so, so satisfying. 

I went in blind, & I’m so glad I did! I didn’t expect this to be such emotionally charged story. The way the book was divided into parts, plus the multiple POVs uncovered the layered backstory in a way that kept me glued to the pages. While I did see a few of the twists coming, it really didn't matter or take away from the impact of the story at all. I was so invested in seeing how it all played out, & the end came together just right. An easy 5 stars!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Fire/Fire injury

shesflippinpages's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Dementia, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

caitlynfox's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

Called the twist pretty early on in the book, however it was written so well that I didn’t mind working my way through it. Fun cast of characters and yet another “good for her” book of female rage and revenge(little light on the rage, she could’ve been much angrier in my opinion, lol).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Pedophilia

doku's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Murder

ashleyhart12's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

foxmulders's review against another edition

mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Death, Racism, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

emmaloren's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Suicide

Minor: Drug abuse

craftygal's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Racial slurs

miratio's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

hannahholmgren's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence