Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Anathema by Keri Lake

6 reviews

wideawakenow's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Torture

Moderate: Addiction, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, Abortion, and Pregnancy

brd_emi's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Toxic friendship

bigdungeonenergy's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.5

*Bumped to a 4.5 because it’s been days and I’m still thinking about it*
What. Did. I. Just. Read!?
I honestly don’t know what it is about this book but I couldn’t put it down. I couldn’t decide if I even LIKED it. But I could. Not.put.it.down!
Despite the main characters not even meeting until like 300 pages in- it was still filled with mystery and drama and horrors. I got the shivers so many times from some of the descriptions. 
Be aware this is a SLOW burn. But it was worth the wait. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Trafficking, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy

lunacythecat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

I liked a lot about the world-building but there were some inconsistencies (I'm sure at least one of them will be a plot point in the sequel but I doubt it will change much for my opinion on it). 
My biggest bugbear was that male side characters were written like ass: either entirely overbearing sex pests, maniacally evil,  or cardboard non-entities which didn't really have any flavour. MMC is obviously a stand-out in that regard, but he seems to flip-flop between being a huge asshole and suddenly being in love with FMC on a dime, with the two sides almost feeling like two separate characters in some scenes.
I'll likely pick up the second when it comes out, it was enjoyable enough and I hope we get to see more of big-bad than we did in book 1. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Incest and Miscarriage

amiwiththe_i's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, and Sexual content

mzquirk's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, Murder, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Gore, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Abortion and War