Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf

52 reviews

ashme's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

Oh my goodness. Plot twist central and I loved it. At first I was a bit confused with all the different perspectives but that tends to happen at the beginning of all books in this style for me. Once I got used to who was who, I was so eager to continue reading. I don’t want to spoil anything but there were a few times I got teary eyed toward the end of the book. Very well written and a great story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

beccaandthegingercat's review against another edition

5.0

Josie and Becky are best friends. They have a sleep over and plan to go to the state fair the next day, until the unthinkable happens. 

Wylie is snowed in at a farmhouse to finish her book. She finds a boy outside in the cold. Where did he come from? 

Every time I thought I had a part of this story figured out, there was another twist. So good! Will definitely be reading more from this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Murder, and Gaslighting

kalebd_2125's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

An entertaining read. Intriguing concept but it didn't feel very "locked room" as the synopsis would lead me to believe with all the shifting perspectives.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, and Stalking

ariajb's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

Moderate: Death, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Death of parent

k8lynn'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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

hkrobock's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, and Death of parent

abartlettpear's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

Halfway through it was predictable. And the action scenes at the end were a little cringey and repetitive. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Rape, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

greenlivingaudioworm's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

kacieo33's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

megd0279's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Murder