Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Better Than Fiction: The perfect bookish, opposites-attract rom-com to curl up with! by Alexa Martin, Alexa Martin

6 reviews

notsobinaryart's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.5

Very cute easy read! Love the concept and how relaxing and chill the book was. I wouldn’t come into it looking for super deep plot, or big character and internal questioning or changes. I’m a sucker for a lighthearted romance, but the book being a bit more surface level made this a less memorable option for me. 

Better Than Fiction had a big pet peeve of mine in the first chapter or two, which was using slang abbreviations in the internal monologue. I can forgive that in dialogue, but it feels forced to say super informal abbreviations like “obvi” while reading the text.

An additional issue I experienced is we don’t learn much about the love interest as a person, other than the fact he’s an author, hot, and obsessed with the main character immediately. No friends, family,  hobbies, or flaws to be seen other than the third act breakup, which is less of a character flaw and more of a one time thing.

If you want a light, easy read with low amounts of thinking, this is a good book for you! Love the side characters, love how even with stressful topics like grief and family trouble that it never feels too heavy.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol and Grief

Minor: Abandonment, Death, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

beepbeep101's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Sexual content, and Grief

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Emotional abuse, Racism, Alcohol, and Vomit

turnthepagesbooks's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

samchase112's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

A lovely exploration of moving through grief and fostering personal growth…with some romance added in. There were a ton of elements crammed into this book, and they were all interesting — and could've used more fleshing out. Honestly, I think I would've appreciated this more if there were no romance, because it would've left room for everything else to breathe. Anyway, I'm glad I read this, even if I quickly forget it :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Grief

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

paulasnotsosecretdiary's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Emotional abuse

_alyssar_'s review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death, Sexual content, and Grief

Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, and Cursing