Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Want to Know a Secret? by Freida McFadden

7 reviews

melanielk's review

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Mental illness

Minor: Medical content

a_novel_craving's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

sharlapeggy's review

dark 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

3.0

A good book. Good twists and turns, some of them unexpected. Not one of my favourites by her as it didn’t grip me immediately but it was a good one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

avidreaderandgeekgirl's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

3.0

 Narrator Rating: 4.0 stars 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Dementia, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Classism

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Dementia, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual content and Pregnancy

rsagarin's review

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Stalking, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

jasecordova's review

mysterious 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Death, Emotional abuse, Infertility, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Dementia, Stalking, and Injury/Injury detail

jennay's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse