Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Il caos da cui veniamo by Tiffany McDaniel

77 reviews

ashleykio's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

"A girl comes of age against a knife."

Wow. I think this says it all.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Grief, Abortion, Murder, and Gaslighting

vanessaasoleil's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

WARNING - extremely graphic, horrifying depictions of rape, pedophilia, and incest. I thought I would be okay reading it and I was very wrong. I’m going to think about it for the rest of my life. This is not something that should be taken lightly. Handle your heart with care. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Rape, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, and Racism

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, and Misogyny

yukisutton's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.5

Took a while to get into as it’s paced quite slowly. The content of this book is very heavy and at times it was hard to read. It highlights the pain that men have brought onto women. But there is still so much beauty to be found in this story. I loved it. I loved Betty. What a gorgeous love letter to her family, her sisters and her father. Incredibly touching.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Abortion, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Miscarriage, Sexism, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Pregnancy

spuriousdiphthongs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

This book ripped my heart open. Beautiful writing, but heavy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

damnedmuddle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, and Xenophobia

wildestsnail's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The only reason this isn’t higher is because I had to skip the kitten scene. I feel that whole but could have been done in a different way and still been able to get the message across.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abortion, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, and Classism

emzireads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Death of parent

dessweet23's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racism, Rape, and Abortion

pacificsnail's review against another edition

Painful to read. There's way to write about trauma and I am convinced this is not it.
Stayed with me for a long time and not in a pleasant way. Had a hard time washing some of the images out of my head.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

katwritesandreads7's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

I would give 6 stars if I could. This is truly a masterpiece of a novel. I don't give 5 star ratings often (this is my second one this year), but this book was so moving and heart wrenching it deserved nothing less. My soul has been stomped on and my heart has been crushed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug abuse, Racial slurs, Medical content, and Religious bigotry