Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

A jeśli jesteśmy złoczyńcami by M.L. Rio

182 reviews

lexnicole's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Body horror, Blood, Physical abuse, Violence, Body shaming, Addiction, Death, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Grief, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

bookbuyingwithkatie's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Murder

sarasreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

When I first started this and they were all speaking to each other in prose I eye rolled so hard I wasn't sure if I was going to make it through the book lol, but oh man did I get me in the end. Thankfully they didn't speak like that the whole time. 

I didn't want to put this down. I had a whole Shakespeare phase when I was younger (if you knew me then you can definitely confirm) and even did a Shakespeare class in college. So it really ended up sucking me in. If you are familiar with the tragedies, it helps, and that would also help with peeling back the layers and similes of narrative structure, themes, archetypes etc. It feels like a book you could really sink your teeth into and deeply examine, if you wanted to.

I had theories and was totally right, which was satisfying, although the things I ended up being right about were pretty sad. It is, after all, a tragedy. But one I would definitely reread. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Addiction, Alcohol, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Homophobia, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Domestic abuse

sydneylmeyer7's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug abuse, Infidelity, Murder, Drug use, Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, and Violence

lauren_em's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse and Death

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Drug use

jj_tj's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Blood

Minor: Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, and Homophobia

aquariusvintage's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Rape, Gaslighting, Biphobia, Bullying, Drug use, Toxic friendship, Eating disorder, Injury/Injury detail, Racial slurs, Death, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, and Suicide

akswhy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This. Book. Has. Everything.
- unconventional structure
- a cast of insufferable theatre students constantly lobbing Shakespeare quotes at each other
- homoerotic tension that only women and villains seem to notice
- a random lake in Illinois
- gay love in main- and sun-plots
- holiday family drama in Ohio
- decadent ambiguity 
- so. many. secrets.
- the thespian’s curse (it’s that thing when a thespian has to explain why being a thespian is not a choice, but a way of life to a painfully logical person and fails miserably)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Murder, Domestic abuse, Violence, Drug use, and Drug abuse

gretchotter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

5.0

Life changing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, and Death

Moderate: Suicide

wytherwytch's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed this book but not quite as a compelling read as I thought it might be. Still though a good read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Grief, Suicide, Murder, Toxic relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, and Drug abuse

Minor: Alcohol, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Eating disorder, Gore, Sexual content, and Infidelity