Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Emma in the Night by Wendy Walker

11 reviews

gondorgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

kmiff's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

hue's review against another edition

dark

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

Dull characters with a tedious plot. Overwritten, repetative, incesty storyline with overly dramatic, cringey writing that made me roll my eyes far too often.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Pregnancy

emme96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

On the edge of my seat the entire book. Pulled into the mystery from page one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

emmilou18's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, and Rape

greenglass67's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.5

This book was fantastic! It kept me interested every step of the way. I wouldn't say that it's a thriller so much, it's more about the psychology of the main character and her family, but there is still a compelling mystery at the heart of the story. The narration is fascinating and it flips everything around on you when you aren't expecting it. Even the parts you think you can predict come out much different than you expect.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Sexual content, Blood, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Incest, Infertility, Rape, and Grief

readingonfordearlife's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Mental illness

Moderate: Rape

agustdefault's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

this book was so cool to read. it had me questioning so many things and trying so hard to figure something out when in the end i was asking all the wrong questions and searching for nonexistent answers. super quick read that made me briefly question my sanity. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, and Incest

fifireads's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Kidnapping

el_al24's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.75

Great, fast paced read! Kept me hooked! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Murder, and Pregnancy