Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

This Might Hurt by Stephanie Wrobel

14 reviews

hanyaya's review against another edition

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cancer

chemeducator's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death and Toxic friendship

Minor: Grief

sad_eldritch's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Addiction, Rape, and Vomit

amchwa's review against another edition

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

mars_ira's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

crystal689's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Cancer, Blood, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death

sleeson's review against another edition

Too triggering. Parental abuse. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

_savannahreads_'s review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Body horror, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

thelovelylibrarylady's review against another edition

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

2.0

While I have seen lots of people rave about This Might Hurt, it just didn't work for me. This book has some aspects that I usually love to read about including a fictional cult, a strained sibling relationship, and a New England setting. However, even my favorite topics/settings could not save this one. The plot for this story was all over the place and many of the resolutions felt contrived - especially the last scene of the book which was frankly ridiculous. I do still have Wrobel's debut novel, Darling Rose Gold, on my reading list, but I am in no hurry to pick it up after finishing this lackluster title.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Cancer and Death of parent

krys_kilz's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was an absolutely searing and timely exploration of wellness culture and family secrets packed into a suspense filled thriller. The desperate desire for an easy answer to explain all pain away along with the toxic, hierarchical, and manipulative relationships at this story's core truly encapsulated the cult-like mentality of many self-improvement and wellness retreat ventures. Throwing this in sharp relief against the similar longings for love, belonging, and acceptance even at the expense of excusing abuse that make up many family dynamics was truly a stroke of genius. A very fresh meditation on power and groupthink!

The twists and turns were shocking and the ending preserved the novel's overall dark and unsettling mood. I just love thrillers that combine astute social commentary with complex characters and page turning anticipation. Wrobel delivered that with This Might Hurt. 

tw: child abuse, cult, emotional abuse and manipulation

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Cancer, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Addiction and Fatphobia