Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Overnight Guest [Large Print] by Heather Gudenkauf

53 reviews

ecn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

Extremely predictable from the start, you know exactly what you’re going to get and what happens as soon as enough if set up. The story is extremely simple but it does scratch a certain itch in the fall/winter. Overall not bad! A good in between read for when you don’t really wanna dive into too much

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

nporter5's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

I’m in awe of this book. ACAB, always, but 5/5 read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Vomit

Minor: Rape

thewellreadmrs's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape

I was so happy that the man stayed locked up in the shed and didn’t save them in the end. The women saved themselves. No savior needed.

bek67's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Audiobook, I finished it in 24 hours. The narrator was great. Really enjoyed how the story unfolded. I could not give it 5 stars because- SPOILER ALERT HERE.....

I did struggle with the inability of the characters to dispatch the twisted sick ba$tard that caused all the pain when the perfect opportunity presented itself. Of course, I haven't been in that situation but you've got a shotgun in your hand and KNOWING he is going to kill you or take you back to lock you up and you don't shoot him? Instead you discharge the shotgun multiple times by shooting at the wall and ceiling, NOT HIM! Then you are out of bullets??!?!?! IDK, maybe she was worried about hitting Wylie too but that was not discussed. Becky risked everything to save her daughter and herself and then did not take the chance when given. Inconceivable, especially when you've got a young child to protect.

  Hence, 4 stars instead of 5 but I would highly recommend this book.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Miscarriage and Sexual violence

Audiobook, I finished it in 24 hours. The narrator was great. Really enjoyed how the story unfolded. I could not give it 5 stars because- SPOILER ALERT HERE..... (spoiler) I did struggle with the inability of the characters to dispatch the twisted sick ba$tard that caused all the pain when the perfect opportunity presented itself. Of course, I haven't been in that situation but you've got a shotgun in your hand and KNOWING he is going to kill you or take you back to lock you up and you don't shoot him? Instead you discharge the shotgun multiple times by shooting at the wall and ceiling, NOT HIM! Then you are out of bullets??!?!?! IDK, maybe she was worried about hitting Wylie too but that was not discussed. Becky risked everything to save her daughter and herself and then did not take the chance when given. Inconceivable, especially when you've got a young child to protect. Hence, 4 stars instead of 5 but I would highly recommend this book.

emeraldsanto's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

chailady's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

kt2e56's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Fairly compelling! Definitely a page turner! I think this fell victim though to the problem I have with most thrillers lately: the author is so wrapped up in preserving their big reveal at the end that a lot of the description about characters feels pretty bland or nonexistent outside of the flashbacks to the past. It’s extra infuriating here because some of these reveals are very easy to guess and the reader picking up on them ahead of time wouldn’t really hinder the book all that much. The characters all feel very lifeless and sort of blend together.

The ending also felt a bit rushed but the plot itself does make up for that. It’s certainly entertaining.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, and Pregnancy

allison_elaine's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, and Death of parent

huetepl's review against another edition

tense

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, and Murder

Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

sarahmaemae's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Stalking, and Car accident