Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Don't Let Her Stay by Nicola Sanders

26 reviews

read_rates's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

surharstoner's review

I hate the daughter versus step mom trope. And also not into the major gaslighting it was too stressful for me 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Minor: Child abuse

hxlleann's review

tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

kitkat_books_2024's review against another edition

All the characters were terrible. The husband was toxic and full of red flags. The step daughter very clearly psycho and shouldn't be around babies. The MFC just had no backbone from even her mentionings of the red flags before she married her husband. I just couldn't listen anymore

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

dippermfpines's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, and Murder

mz_cherry's review against another edition

emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Somewhat repetitive with the daughter's Behavior. Very much like the wife between us with the imposed insanity. Follows the same ending pattern. I would have liked a different ending

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting

Moderate: Body shaming and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Child death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

aleen_elizabeth's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

chickelope's review

challenging dark hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gun violence, Suicide, and Violence

Minor: Animal cruelty, Cursing, and Terminal illness

xiacatt's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

So many questions. All answered. Multiple plot twists. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Cursing, Gore, and Blood

Minor: Cancer

spellbindingtomes's review

dark mysterious slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Animal cruelty