Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Rock Paper Scissors, by Alice Feeney

9 reviews

arnold_shelby's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I liked this story, in general I thought it had the making of a good twisty book. There were a couple things I felt like were potential plot holes or oversight but it didn't detract from the overall story. I think it almost seemed like the author was trying to include too many twists, and they all happened together near the end. I could have done without one or two of them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Miscarriage, Child abuse, Infidelity, and Car accident

clrouse's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, and Infertility

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Infidelity, Murder, Blood, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Alcohol, Car accident, Death, and Sexual content

Minor: Blood

emmdashed's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

Bob is too good for all of these terrible people. Every other character was trash. 

The Twist was unexpected, and it certainly kept me reading. However, given how character driven this story was I needed to be able to connect and like at least one of them. Even just a little.

The writing was fine. Very readable, if needlessly and unrealistically cryptic. But that comes with the genre, so I can't fault it too much. 

I have some Thoughts on the ending so Spoilers ahead: 
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Spoiler

Two separate people being this obsessed with a man? Who by all accounts seems like a completely self interested ass? The fuck? Unbelievable. Could never be me. 

Especially when Adam and Robin get back together ???? Like ???? Girl psychologically tortured, then stabbed your wife? I know you didn't like your wife much but still. Can you ever trust that person again? Let alone think "everything inside her is beautiful"? What more can we expect from Adam I guess. 

Amelia wasn't a good person at all, but I don't think she deserved what happened to her. 

Also literally what was the point of the last chapter. It added nothing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Gaslighting, Infertility, Car accident, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual content, Suicide, and Body shaming

julienicole1106's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death, Car accident, Mental illness, Murder, Pregnancy, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Infertility, Infidelity, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Violence, Abandonment, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

maer's review

dark mysterious 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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse

chloevienna's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Car accident, Child abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

sophcart_'s review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

taria's review

challenging mysterious tense slow-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? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death of parent, Miscarriage, and Child abuse

sara_day's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Infidelity, Infertility, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Stalking, and Toxic relationship