Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Narrow by Kate Alice Marshall

14 reviews

sharkfan's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, and Murder

Minor: Physical abuse

lesbiantoad's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

pey333's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, and Homophobia

Minor: Body shaming and Sexual content

vixenreader's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

A poignant meditation on the difference between love (for yourself and others) versus possession and abuse, this book surprised me in how it created an atmospheric gothic Dark Academia story while also punching in some bittersweet truths that will last long after finishing the book. Also, shoutout to the marvellous representation of the strength of female friendship. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Lesbophobia, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Outing, and Alcohol

Minor: Biphobia, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Sexism, and Vomit

Be aware that there is extended drowning motifs, bittersweet break-ups, abusive relationships, academic struggles, financial struggles, borderline personality disorder, familial abuse, dysfunctional family dynamics, and negligence.

figlesbian's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

eden finally telling her friends everything is something that can be so personal<3

also i should definitely read this again it’s so good i feel a little insane i love friendship

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

ndelaurence's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

kaywhiteley's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

4.5

I have read a lot of YA books. Most of them make me wonder why I keep trying to read YA. But this one reminded me. 

I love queer people and I love horror and I love

happy endings

so 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Mental illness

daisdu's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad 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

4.5

I loved this book. It was at times very scary, but it never became too much for me (which is saying something because I'm very easily frightened). The characters are fantastic, I adore the friendships in this book. The audiobook was largely very good, but I did not like the narrator's Russian accent for Zoya and something about their tone every time every time a character mentioned they were gay felt weird. Overall a very good queer book, and I really loved the wide range of varied queer experiences and relationships with homophobia depicted in it. This is a spoiler, but some people might want to know before starting:

It's not a happy ending.

More spoilers that I think are less important to know before reading:

While I don't think it was by any means intentional, it is very uncomfortable, that of the four queer girls this story is centered on, the only one who has a real happy ending is the one who had the queer part of herself magically removed through ghost shenanigans. Eden's end is better than where she started, but it's by no means a happy ending, and Grace got to move on in peace, but she's still dead and her life ended very tragically. Of course, Maeve doesn't deserve a happy ending, but she still contributes to the end of this book being a real L for lesbians.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Lesbophobia

lalunitalee's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Homophobia, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

lindsaythelibrarian's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Addiction, Cursing, Death, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual harassment