Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

This Is Where We Talk Things Out by Caitlin Marceau

53 reviews

finnsnowbevi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Homophobia, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Medical content, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Alcohol

Minor: Child abuse and Excrement

elle_griffin's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Toxic relationship, Blood, Dementia, Stalking, Death of parent, and Lesbophobia

kkalicky94's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

sun11's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

booksandbears's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Kidnapping, Grief, and Car accident

Minor: Body shaming and Dementia

leahrosereads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Miller why were you so stupid bestie? Seriously, don't give narcissistic folks second chances, they'll never deserve it. This was fucked, but it got me out of my 2 month reading slump, so I appreciate out of this story.

It was well written and the perfect length, but man was Miller an idiot. Poor Florence not knowing what could have happened to her fiance. Or maybe she rescues Miller and gives Sylvie what's coming to her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Death of parent

alyvia_jeane's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Physical abuse, Violence, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Fatphobia

Minor: Child death, Grief, and Death of parent

01melon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

After finishing the book, my immediate impression was that, although being predictable, I still loved it—but, god, that finale. She is powerless therefore her fiancé can't get through to her. Her mum pushed her down the side of a mountain, breaking her leg, and then she got into a car accident while attempting to flee. She's stuck there with her insane mother and dead dad. After going through all of that in just two days, I'm furious because she deserved a happy ending. What the heck?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Panic attacks/disorders, and Lesbophobia

Moderate: Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, and Death of parent

Minor: Mental illness, Dementia, and Gaslighting

nrivera1282's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-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? No

3.25

Marceau's small serving of horror was a quick and intense trip of dread and hopefulness that smacks you in the face in the final third of the book. It was a great story that could have been made better with small improvements. I knocked it out in one sitting and found myself quite literally sitting at the edge of my seat.

This story does have intense reflections of familial trauma and mental illness. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Violence, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Death of parent

zarakoconnor's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This is insane. Very disturbing mother daughter relationship, I just wish it was a bit more creepy earlier in the book, it kind of ramped up very quickly but very easy read, quick enough for one sitting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Body shaming, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, and Kidnapping