Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Reasons She Goes to the Woods by Deborah Kay Davies

4 reviews

illiterad's review against another edition

challenging dark sad 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

4.0

check content warnings beforehand if you don't like being surprised by dark and intense subject matter

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Sexual content, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

duaabbasrizvi's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Brilliant, cutting depiction of a caregiver's mental illness from a child's perspective, and of the pernicious effects of unaddressed trauma and dysfunction on a child's psyche.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Abandonment

kstein's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, and Mental illness

t_scottreviews's review against another edition

challenging dark

4.5

4.5 Stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Violence, Excrement, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment