Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Dark Things I Adore by Katie Lattari

4 reviews

neeveon's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

At first the technical art talk was hard to wade through but the compelling plot and characters helped keep me interested. I really enjoyed this read even when the plot points became obvious I wanted to see the “how” more than simply guess the ending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Suicide

Moderate: Violence, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Medical trauma, and Medical content

kimmykelly's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Gore, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Body horror, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Physical abuse, and Blood

loujanae's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

This is being sold as a "revenge thriller." It's not. It's a revenge mystery where the reader understands the entire mystery very shortly into the book. There are no big reveals or twists, and absolutely nothing thrilling. 
I thought it might be thrilling because it started strong when he bought the knife at the gas station, but then it's never an issue again. 
The final page of the book attempts a "twist" or "gotcha" moment (which I called toward the beginning of the book) and it kinda soured the entire reading experience for me. 
Do not under any circumstances read this novel if you have any triggers regarding mental illness and suicide. This was an extremely difficult read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Abortion and Rape

clairedmuchovsky's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Very good read. Read it in about a day. I loved the complexity and complications of the characters. Some things were predictable (which isn’t necessarily bad) and yet you still get a twist up to the last pages 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Self harm, Murder, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide attempt, Death, and Emotional abuse