Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney

20 reviews

erica_reads_things's review against another edition

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

3.0

What a...strange book lol. Was it good? Sort of? Did it keep me reading and wanting to know where the hell this was going? Yes, it sure did. Very strange twists and things happening in the very last 2 chapters felt way more done for the pure shock of the twist than something that actually makes sense. But! It was still an entertaining read and kept me hooked, so it was good for that! 
(my listed content warnings contain possible spoilers)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Incest, Infidelity, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Stalking

Minor: Cancer, Child death, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Classism

whovianpnw's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.0

I did. not enjoy the twist, definitely killed the story for me. Made it hard to rank the book. I like Alice feeney as an author but this just wasn’t it. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

This book is for mature audiences reader discretion is advised. This book could be traumatizing for some, as some very serious matters do take place in this book.

literary_bug's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Incest, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

amberbjorge's review against another edition

dark sad slow-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Racism, Xenophobia, Stalking, and Pregnancy

Minor: Cancer

The overdone child abuse and the weird incest plot, ugh!

Honestly, I love Alice Feeney’s more recent books but her earlier books are too much for me. This whole book gave me the “ick”

monica_85's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Death of parent, and Murder

julienicole1106's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Alcohol

sharebear431's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Incest, Rape, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Stalking, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death

secretsoup's review against another edition

It’s super uncomfortable to read, and just disjointed enough to have me not buy into the actual plot. It relies completely on shock value of these uncomfortable situations rather than crafting a compelling narrative. So i went to find spoilers and discovered that the twist was extremely stupid and dispiriting, and, you guessed it, uncomfortable/gross.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, and Physical abuse

elizan's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

mostlyliterate's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Animal death, Body shaming, Cancer, Cursing, Eating disorder, Gore, Terminal illness, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, and Gaslighting

Minor: Body horror, Child death, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, and Pregnancy