Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

All the Ugly and Wonderful Things by Bryn Greenwood

75 reviews

shibaunited's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

leonora_isabella's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

This book is highly problematic as it glamourises pedophilia and sexual involvement with a minor. THAT. IS. NOT. OKAY. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

kiki9988's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Pedophilia

icieri's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Murder

hayleyvharrington's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, and Abandonment

bekkz27's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

3.75

I am so torn by this book. Is it sweet? Yes. Is it also creepy? Yes. Am I conflicted about if the main characters should have ended up together? Hell yes. 

Wavy lives an extremely sad life. One of the guys who works for her dad, well stepdad, takes a liking to her. He helps her to grow and stay safe from her drug addicted parents. Then wavy has a cute little girl crush on him, Kellen. 

*****Spoilers below*****

However, Kellen falls for Wavy as well. She is 8! This is why it gets weird. The first time they do stuff, she is 13. That being said, I have every fiber of my being screaming that it is pedophilia. However, they do seem to genuinely love one another. I wanted them both to be together and not. I am concerned and yet also happy about the ending.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, and Murder

kaitlynraew's review against another edition

adventurous emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Death of parent

littlekimmyishy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

3.5

This was a book that I feel like the description should be more explicit. When I read that Wavy is a teenager, I expected older teen (17-19), which doesn't make the content more palatable, but it would have made it significantly less upsetting.

knowing that Wavy is a young teen when she starts her romantic and physical relationship with Kellen would have been nice to know before beginning the book. It would have made the events less shocking, and also I would have been mentally prepared for a book that is romanticizing a pedophilic relationship

the writing is decent, but I would definitely recommend reading reviews and maybe some spoilers before beginning this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Classism

apiora215's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Alcohol

espzzz's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse