Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Pretty Guilty Women by Gina LaManna

10 reviews

allisonplus's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

tesorae's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, and Murder

lauralou4's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death and Domestic abuse

resellmaven's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious 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? No

4.75

The way the story plays out over the novel is nice and clean. Details are perfect not too much but enough to give you an idea if the settings. Characters are complex and in diverse stages of motherhood. Anlogies/descriptions are well written. Characters are relatable and the main female characters represent the diverse stages of womanhood and the human experience. Multiple perspectives over a few days span. Prologue weaved perfectly into the epilogue, so good I had to read the prologue aagain to really tie it all together. Best book of the year!

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicide

natashay's review against another edition

mysterious medium-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? It's complicated

2.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, and Pregnancy

mollydimatteo's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

1.5

Easy read, but the writing felt cheap.  I also would’ve liked the characters to be explored outside of their relationship status and children (or lack thereof). I love a story about mothers, but there wasn’t much more to the characters than that, and there was potential for there to be. I’m never one to predict the ending of a book, so the ending did take me by surprise. I liked the ending of the story, it tied together the different characters well. Overall, I would only really recommend this to someone who wants something easy to read. Was not for me. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Domestic abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Vomit

sina4books's review against another edition

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

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Murder, and Alcohol

Moderate: Addiction, Child death, Sexual content, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, and Alcohol

Minor: Vomit

joensign's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse and Murder

Moderate: Child death

aecle's review against another edition

emotional medium-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

2.5

I kept waiting for this book to get better and it never really did. There was only maybe one character in the whole book who wasn’t unlikeable. I thought the premise was really strong, but found the book overall just underwhelming and slightly annoying. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Domestic abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Physical abuse

1auren's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Quick fast-paced read. I finished it in 2 days. I didn't love the characters at certain points, but the plot was so quick those moments of "Oh my god I am sick of this character" went by fast and you were on to another point of view. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Alcohol