Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Tokyo Zodiac Murders by Sōji Shimada

5 reviews

janey_bones's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

I've only just started reading the honkaku genre and I love it so much! I'm seriously dense and definitely not a detective but it's still such a fun and intense read. 

The writing was great and the mystery was excellent. I did have trouble keeping up with all of the characters and names. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

demetra_mcbrayer's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-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? Yes

4.0

The mystery was interesting. I read through the book in a day and a half just because I wanted to know the answer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

chaoticenby's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

linguaphile412's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Gore, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, and Grief

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Rape

babydog420's review against another edition

mysterious slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and War