Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Chain by Adrian McKinty

9 reviews

jgwags's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Gore, Stalking, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Chronic illness, Confinement, Abortion, Death, Drug use, Grief, Medical trauma, Vomit, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

allapaz's review against another edition

3.25

let's take morally grey and make it reeeeal morally grey

a solid lil thriller

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Domestic abuse, Cancer, Drug use, Child abuse, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Toxic relationship

booksofautumn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Drug abuse, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Gun violence, Murder, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Cancer, Child abuse, Classism, and Domestic abuse

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

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

2.0

I really didn’t like this book. the writing was not my favorite, the characters felt illegitimate, and the ending/reveal was cheap and obvious in my opinion. after reading the back i was so incredibly excited to read and love this but it just felt like a first draft :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Blood, Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Cancer

szpetot's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child death, Domestic abuse, Kidnapping, Alcohol, Cancer, Drug abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Violence

lycheejelly's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Bullying, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, Medical content, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, War, and Vomit

lesyich's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse

rachaelbeau's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

I found this book on a best of the year list, so my hopes were pretty high. I did like it, but it was underwhelming for me. I found it hard to get into, as it essentially cold opens with a kidnapping. I struggled to car for the 2 people I had just met who were now being victimized by The Chain. 

As it went on, I got more and more invested. I liked the story, the writing, and the flow of part 1. It was pretty predictable, and I wanted something more shocking to happen, to prove the fear of The Chain was worth all this emotional investment I put into the book. The ending of part 1 was pleasant, it was fine. I would have been ok with ending the entire book there. 

But then we have Part 2. The start of part 2 is extremely jarring, the mood is different, it's just not as good. I figured out the "who-dun-it" pretty quick here, and once again the ending wasn't shocking. For this book to have been a best thriller of the year is really surprising, as I think any die hard reader of thrillers would have figured it out pretty quickly. 

I did like it, and I read it very quickly. It was easy to follow, and I didn't find myself skimming the pages. It was a fun read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content

Moderate: Addiction, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Kidnapping

keen's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

What a rollercoaster. There were times I was screaming quietly into the night at scenes that had me going "How will the characters get out of this??" I'm impressed by all the detail that went into locations and what different characters would know based on their culture, age, and life experiences. Seriously, as a 19 year old, I'm impressed with how well a 13-year-old girl  was written and how I was cheering her on. There were a few moments I went "I wish I was as cool as her when I was her age." There were parts of the book I had to repeatedly look up while saying to myself, "This seems familiar," before realizing I was a fool. Lovecraft fans should expect to see some small references here and there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Drug abuse, Drug use, Terminal illness, Cancer, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Confinement, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Blood, and Bullying

Minor: Domestic abuse and Vomit