Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Hello Girls, by Emily Henry, Brittany Cavallaro

14 reviews

spelled_with_a_k's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Drug abuse, and Emotional abuse

katharina90's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Overall enjoyed but didn't love this YA take on Thelma and Louise.

I liked the portrayal of female friendship and how empowering and healing it can be, but this theme could have been explored a lot more in depth. 

The abuse and abandonment experienced by the main characters is pretty harrowing. Definitely not a fluffy feel-good read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Child abuse

Minor: Gun violence, Eating disorder, Drug use, and Pedophilia

shailana's review against another edition

emotional

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Murder, and Child abuse

madisonmcd's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

4.5

This was a lot of fun and kept me thoroughly engrossed. Certainly not the same vibes as Henry’s current books, but for a YA it was dark and twisty and gritty. There’s a lot of hope woven into a pretty tragic tale. Would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Violence, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Physical abuse

visceralreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.0

TW: domestic abuse, parental abuse, drugs, murder, gambling, violence, mentions of prostitution and pornography, multiple accounts of theft

A story of two girls on a road trip of revenge and closure. I couldn't put it down after the part where they reached King Midas Casino. Okay, so basically our MCs, Lucille and Winona, are on the run from their families - Lucille's run off with her drug dealer brother's stash to get back at him for stealing her money she's worked so hard for, and Winona's escaping her abusive weatherman dad and looking for her mother in Vegas (? if i'm not wrong).

I never thought I'd like Lucille and Winona but I did! They're so badass, witty, brave, and absolutely just killing it there. Oh, and their friendship is just *chef kiss* Literally everything that could go wrong DID go wrong, but I enjoyed reading how they both clawed their way out. There was a hint (note: HINT) of romance between them, but it wasn't followed through and that made me a tiny bit sad. Also, it was a little confusing when Lucille and Winona were kinda like,,, 'swapping' personalities?? Like one moment, Lucille would sound and act and think like Winona and vice versa, so that was hard to keep track of.

There were some parts that were hard to read, like the whole thing with Silas (

Spoiler

and also his idea of luring pedophiles to their hotel room to drug them (the pedos) and take all their money

), the huge thing near the end of the book (their Big Plan; i was BRACING MYSELF), and of course, the domestic abuse both MCs have experienced.

I'm still reeling from the ending - which I won't spoil, but it's kinda predictable anyways - and yeah, totally giving this a reread :)

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Murder

megmonk's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Physical abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

missrosymaplemoth's review

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Gun violence and Injury/injury detail

riella_reads's review against another edition

Not anything against the book I just am not a fan of most YA books and I thought I would try this one out before getting rid of it. However, I couldn't stand hardly any of the characters from what I did read. The father was atrocious and the brother was just as bad. Both were filled with unnecessary hatred and I just did not care anymore. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

lavxna's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Drug abuse

iwantamonkey's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Fast-paced! Girl-power Fever dream  action packed. Some inconsistencies in action (physical map vs map app, etc). 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Classism

Moderate: Abandonment, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Alcohol