Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca

50 reviews

lutio's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

Geen goede opbouw, relaties escaleerde veel te snel, lijkt op vroeg concept zonder invulling, onrealistisch, hoezo trekt zoe weg terwijl ze volledige macht over agnes wou?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Slavery, Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

Minor: Self harm and Vomit

coolbitch's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

loremei's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.5

The email/chat room format takes a lot away from the book because all of it is written in a way no human actually speaks. Feels a lot like this book was originally written as a het relationship and the dom of the relationship was a man later changed into another woman to make the dom *less* everything (manipulative, predatory) than the character would’ve been interpreted as a man. Like it’s fucked up regardless, but clearly a book written by a man.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Sexual content, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Injury/Injury detail

ballepai14's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Mental illness, Sexual content, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Pregnancy, and Lesbophobia

maryjames's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, and Vomit

lili24's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

oykuceyhan's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

shinsoukoku's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

1.5

underwhelming

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Mental illness, Self harm, Slavery, and Medical content

Minor: Suicide, Vomit, Lesbophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

onthelam's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.0

this book left me feeling uneasy and unfulfilled. this was a very good concept that should have been explored properly..the actual story was creepy but it was the unnecessary tangents that seem to give it the reputation, which it just didn't live up to.  It very much felt like the 5-day fervent dream it says it was. But you know what, it was pretty good for a quick blast of creativity. Just not my thing. In the end, though it did make me want to read more books that explore a toxic relationship better.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide and Medical content

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Panic attacks/disorders, and Abandonment

harley_sage's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.75

beautifully written gore, not really my cup of tea tho

i hate the open ending and it kind of ruins it a little bit for  me, i wish we could've gotten a more concrete ending and knew maybe what happened with zoey as well

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, and Medical trauma

Minor: Misogyny, Sexism, Slavery, and Vomit