Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Pretty Guilty Women by Gina LaManna

8 reviews

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

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Content Warnings

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

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

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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. 

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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

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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

northboundreader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Infertility, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Blood and Vomit

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. 

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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. 

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Content Warnings

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

puddleshoes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism and Physical abuse