Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Laws of the Skies by Grégoire Courtois

13 reviews

potassiumk's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

stephyloveshorror's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This book follows several 6 year old children going on a wilderness weekend camping trip, along with their teacher and 2 parents. When one child becomes sinister threat to the camp, the children run through the woods alone being hunted. 

This book is heartbreaking and full existential dread. Check trigger warnings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Vomit, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

itsjustgrumpy's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

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

4.25

Winnie the Pooh meets The Troop (minus the monster). It was heartbreaking but also surprisingly heartfelt at times. You couldn't help but feel for all of the characters, even Enzo, in the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Vomit

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Stalking

anissawren's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Car accident, and Toxic friendship

Minor: Fatphobia, Infidelity, and Death of parent

nat2r's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

The writing in this book was fun to read, but aside from that...there's nothing really compelling me to recommend this to anyone 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

mandi_lea's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

bankotsedo's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

WHAT THE F-????? This is so effed up and I SO blew through it as fast as I could.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, and Murder

lizardgod's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infidelity, Mental illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Physical abuse and Sexual assault

gknott's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Alcohol

mikeroderique's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Torture, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Abandonment