Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

212 reviews

cjackboox's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Racism, Forced institutionalization, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Abandonment

Minor: Cannibalism

cluttered_mind's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, and Racism

Minor: Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Physical abuse

partymccarty30's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

This book was worth the hype! I really loved it, definitely one of my favorite books that I've read this year. I laughed, I cried, I fell in love!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Minor: Child abuse and Confinement

cmlalonde's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Hate crime

tmchopra's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, and Fire/Fire injury

kimberlynpeterson50's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective relaxing sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is an absolutely stunning book about figuring out who you are and loving yourself completely. For anyone wanting a story of compassion, self acceptance, taking risks, and caring for others, all set in a gorgeous, color-filled place, go read this right now. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Forced institutionalization

ashylibrarian's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny inspiring 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? No

4.0

I read the first half from the physical book. I listen to the second half on audio. I wish I would have started this on audio from the start...

I adore the children in this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, and Xenophobia

Minor: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

arysuh's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

Le bouquin feel good par excellence. Qui nous dit, contrairement à la doxa actuelle, que même si on ne s’aime pas soi-même, il se trouvera toujours quelqu’un pour nous aimer. C’est touchant, c’est pour toutes les générations, c’est un vrai doudou 🫶🏻

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Racism

zannayo's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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 fell in love with this book. I want to read a hundred more just like it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Confinement and Abandonment

Minor: Hate crime

ariajb's review

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, and Abandonment

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, and Death of parent