Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

If I Can't Have You by Charlotte Levin

2 reviews

natashaamysimpson's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent

Moderate: Sexual assault, Suicide, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

honestlyholly's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

EDIT jan 2023 - i'm going through and reclassifying some reviews now that i've read more and sat on the books for a while.

how did I say that I'd lowered the review bc the ending was rubbish and yet still give it a 3.5? i need to sort myself out omg

originally 3.5 stars

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Tense and anger-inducing! The 2 main males in the story are utter creeps! Constance, the main character, has major issues and honestly acts like a crazy person, but is at least interesting. She has trauma from her parents, even if the

suicidal mum thing is a bit tropey at this point, and was so obviously not her fault??

I rated this down a bit because I was expected a big twist or a shocking finale, whereas it was kinda of a bit... Meh.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cancer, Terminal illness, Sexual assault, Child death, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Grief, Mental illness, Blood, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, and Alcoholism