Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Big Easy by Ruta Sepetys

9 reviews

hkantola11's review against another edition

challenging mysterious tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

sydneyhenshaw's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious 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

I found this book to keep me intrigued as all Ruta Sepetys books do but I didn’t find myself learning as much on this one. I also found the plot to be predictable at times and Josie (the main character) to be naive. I would still recommend it but with a trigger warning to anyone with sexual trauma and not above Ruta’s other books.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment

kaitrates's review against another edition

On a group coaching call yesterday someone shared that they’ve been playing with the idea of “starting faster AND ending faster.” The latter really stuck with me, as evidenced by 2 DNFs in 2 days. 🙃

I tried (i almost always do for YA bookclub) but this was soooo boring to me. 

Not my jam, at all. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Abandonment

brookey8888's review against another edition

emotional funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this one! It wasn’t what I was expecting, it’s a more lighter tone than most of her other books which I appreciated. I loved the New Orleans setting. I loved Josie as a main character and her strength and character. I loved the found family aspect in this that was my favorite part. It was interesting to see this time period and the topic of prostitution. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Toxic relationship, Dementia, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

kcruzoyola's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Abandonment

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Sexual content, Grief, Murder, and Abandonment

irodori_megu's review

adventurous emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Self harm and Grief

Minor: Car accident and War

sarah2438's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

I love this author's writing style so much but this one just didn't do it for me. There was a lot of missed potential and the story dragged a bit. The romance never drew me in. The murder mystery aspect is very predictable. I really hoped Patrick was going to be the killer, with ties to Marcello, and that he would be the one who *actually* beat up Charlie (he could've stolen the drugs for murder from Charlie!) but no, he was gay just like my favorite Patrick (the name will forever be associated with The Perks of Being a Wallflower). The Charlie storyline felt unnecessary because we never had any opportunity to bond with him; the story takes place after he's been beaten, and the author only gives a few memories to get attached to him. The highlight of this story is Cokie, who I'm convinced is one of the purest, kindest characters I've read this year. I needed more Cokie.
It's hard for me to tell what I would actually rate this book if I hadn't read this author's other works. This was only her second novel, and the two since then were incredible. She's been a strong writer since the start, and even though this one wasn't my favorite, I'm excited to see what else she comes out with. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Dementia, and Death of parent

awells96's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Dementia, and Grief

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Racism, and Toxic relationship