Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

This Is Where We Talk Things Out by Caitlin Marceau

28 reviews

poisoned_icecream's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Miller is planning to marry her fiancée Florence. She has had to distance herself from her abusive mother, Sylvie. Unfortunately, Sylvie tracks Miller down and manages to persuade her to spend a weekend with her in a secluded cabin. Just like everything else I've read by Caitlin Marceau, this made me feel so much dread and fear each time I turned the page. Anyone who's ever had to grow up with a cruel and manipulative parent will relate to the events in this novella.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

makeitrhayne's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Lesbophobia

vixenreader's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Note to self: listen to your gut instinct and never get into a car with your emotionally-abusive relatives. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Mental illness, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Medical trauma, and Lesbophobia

Minor: Infertility and Car accident

Be warned, there is a dead body, controlling parental behaviour, dysfunctional familial relationships, and broken limbs.

theliteraryhooker's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

A quick, deeply unsettling read. The atmosphere is incredibly claustrophobic and the events feel frighteningly plausible. It definitely packs quite the punch for such a short novella! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, and Injury/Injury detail

cursivewolf's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

xwritingstoriesx's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Grief, Car accident, and Gaslighting

toofondofbooks_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This was delightfully spooky and made me feel just as trapped and confined as anyone would be in a cabin during a snowstorm. I love horror that plays with family dynamics and this really delivered. I do feel like I have some questions that didn't quite get answered that are nagging at me, and I feel that they could've been answered if this were a full length novel or even if there was an extra 20 pages, so that's what keeps me from rating it higher. overall a good time though!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

jj_tj's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

Moderate: Homophobia and Death of parent

Minor: Body shaming, Mental illness, Blood, and Car accident

aas's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

kstericker's review against another edition

dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, and Fatphobia

Minor: Cursing, Terminal illness, Dementia, and Stalking