Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The House with the Golden Door by Elodie Harper

13 reviews

harveyhorse321's review against another edition

emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

A real rollercoaster of a sequel to The Wolf Den. Emotions always seem to be high and you can never be entirely certain of what will happen next. 
Two things made this book for me: the brilliant way the author brings this ancient world to life, and each encounter with Felix. His character is so hateable, so unbelievably awful, and you know that in each part of the book you have an encounter looming ahead, which makes it so tense.
I look forward to reading the final book and hope for a good ending to the trilogy.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse and Sexual violence

lightningsews's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Slavery

asteeri's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective 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: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Violence

akswhy's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.0

A solid follow-up to a fantastic book. Eloise Harper is an expert at weaving tension through a novel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse and Death

carmentxx's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

a very solid sequel to an incredible first instalment. harper kept me hooked the whole way and i am still keen to read the last of the tale, which is always a good sign. i do think parts of the plot could be more thoroughly written; some actions that amara takes deserve more than the few lines that are given as explanation. but the novel is very entertaining, quite stressful (in a good way) and i am interested to know what happens next, so you can’t complain. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Trafficking, and Grief

emiliedr_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Body shaming, Eating disorder, and Panic attacks/disorders

shay43geek's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

thelindystone's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective slow-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

4.25

Much like the first book, this is beautifully written even though the subject matter can be difficult at times. 

If you haven’t read the first book yet, it’s important to start there. This book won’t make as much sense if you haven’t read that first.

It was interesting to see how Amara’s lifestyle is different now that she is a free woman. However, life is still extremely difficult for her. I also love the complex relationships between many of the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual violence, and Pregnancy

caelfind's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, and Slavery

Moderate: Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Toxic friendship, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Child abuse, Death, and Grief

vabraham's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, and Xenophobia