Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Flawless by Elsie Silver

18 reviews

cris_is_in_crisis's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

"You wear the hat, you ride the cowboy."
Honestly looking forward to the other books in the series (except for the Cade and Jasper ones because they really grate me the wrong way as characters).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Cursing

foxmulders's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

this felt quite shallow in terms of character exploration in the same way other books in this genre seem to tend towards, but otherwise this was pretty well written and fun. cringe at times but par for the course i think

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Stalking, Medical trauma, and Toxic relationship

booksbytheglass's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced

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

4.0

okay listen, I loved it but I didn’t LOVE it, you know! I think it was so overhyped to me that I was expecting a cross between yellowstone and the eden’s series - which it had hints of, but I was definitely expecting a bit suspense 😅 that’s my own bad folks

summer was the perfect FMC for this story!! a city gal with a cowgirl heart, loving the drama and suspense of rodeos and ranch life 🥹 she’s basically me every time I watch yellowstone and google how expensive it is to live on a ranch 

rhett was the sexy rodeo bad cowboy with a reputation, and boy, did he live up to the hype!! however, I do think he has a lot to work on emotionally and not a lot of admission and work was done to earn summer’s trust 😶 I think there was a lot of miscommunication due to ✨ trauma ✨ and inability to place 100% responsibility on oneself, which frankly made me super angry

rhett’s actions towards the end of the book were unforgivable and a bit possessive, and I wish summer had stuck to her guns with holding him accountable 🥴 that being said, they really were super cute together

I cannot wait to read more about this family because I just want to insert myself in it thank you very much!!!

thank you to netgalley and bloom books for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review! 

rating: 4 stars
wine pairing: napa valley cabernet sauvignon 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Suicide

graceev's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Alcohol, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Medical content

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, and Emotional abuse

abicaro17's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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

4.5

Rhett and Summer were adorable! I was laughing put loud and the ending was so perfect and adorable for them. The thing that made this book lose half a star was the miscommunication trope. Its a heavy theme unfortunately and it makes the book lose some footing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, and Sexual content

jasperw's review against another edition

emotional funny inspiring 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

3.5

This was a fun and quick read. Overall it was a good, easy to digest romance. I liked that Rhett acted more his age (unlike protagonists in other small town romances *cough* Things We Never Got Over). There were some moments where he annoyed me a bit, but I think that's more just my personal preference. I liked that Summer called him out on his shit more. The writing was solid and I am interested in picking up more by Silver. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse

Minor: Death of parent

madsmcw_reads's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, and Medical content

Minor: Emotional abuse and Infidelity

cloudycity_reads's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted medium-paced

3.75

All of the books in this series have the ability to stand on there own as individual novels. I will say, as someone who read them out of order, it would have been much more immersive had I gone in order. Learn from my mistake, and go chronologically! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Pregnancy and Stalking

vj_thompson's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad fast-paced

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

4.0

Now entering my cowboy romance reading era 🤠

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Medical content

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Chronic illness, Cursing, Bullying, Death of parent, Alcohol, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Minor: Pregnancy, Infidelity, and Stalking

cassiereadsbooks_'s review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, and Death of parent