Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Perfect Marriage by Jeneva Rose

50 reviews

cmason101's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Infertility, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

mckenziecreads's review

funny 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? It's complicated

1.5

This genuinely may be the worst book I’ve ever read. The writing, ending, character development, and story are just bad. It was the kind of bad that may be cringe and sigh with disappointment more than once. I unfortunately cannot recommend this book to anyone I want a cordial relationship with.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Grief, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Vomit, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Alcoholism, Biphobia, Bullying, Child death, Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Stalking, Abortion, and Alcohol

So many plot holes that never get filled.

mcmao's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

So glad I found this author via her witty TikTok’s. Scott was wrong - this book is amazing, especially the unexpected ending!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Stalking, and Pregnancy

sonjak28's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Stalking

maddierasmussen's review

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Murder

jesmardru's review

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Stalking, and Murder

tabea1409's review

mysterious 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? No

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Medical content, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

jtkjackie's review

dark mysterious 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? N/A

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail

_sassafrass4's review

mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

The book was immediately interesting, but the writing was….…..cringy and lazy, at times. I have more questions now than before. 

The surplus of unnecessary details was the most frustrating thing (other than Adam, just being a yuck character). So many plot points were left unaddressed; contributing to a sense of unresolved intricacies

It was a page turner and kept me guessing, so I was willing to overlook the issues. But  the ending plot twist was just huh? It felt like the author just wanted whatever has the biggest shock factor versus adding hints and details to the story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Addiction, Physical abuse, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

violetbentbackwards1036's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail