Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Wolfsong by TJ Klune

61 reviews

anguawolf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Gore, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, and Emotional abuse

therainbowshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense slow-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

This is a slow-paced, lengthy book but it was worth getting through to the end. I enjoyed seeing how neurodiverse Ox fit in and found companionship with a family of werewolves, as well as with a vehicle repair shop full of delightful side characters (who I 100% adore). Everything with Ox and Joe took so long that by the end I wasn’t really rooting for them. I would be happy either way. I’ll definitely read the next book eventually. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

amartin48's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-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

4.75

What a unique and beautiful read this was. I had high hopes after reading HITCS, and Klune did not disappoint. This book reads flashes of thoughts, memories, and feelings. In addition to being extremely lyrical and poetic, the way this book was crafted often had me adopting the narrator’s emotions as my own. I was extremely invested in these characters and this family for the entire book, which really emphasized the experiences of grief, despair, and forgiveness that are explored and championed in this book. Very excited to read the next books! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Torture, Kidnapping, and Abandonment

adbooks20's review against another edition

It started out strong, but then began to get super depressing and I just couldn't get past the weirdness of the relationships going on. I don't care how strong the trauma bonding, nothing can make the fact that the two main characters were basically mated when one was 10 and the other 16, ok for me. I also didn't like how touchy-feely the younger kid's family was with the older kid. It made me uncomfortable, and nothing that happened really made up for it. It also bothered me how few females there were in it- it seemed unbalanced, especially after one of them died. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

naturewolves's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring sad 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

5.0

This book is now apart of me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, and Murder

kirstenf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Blood, Vomit, and Classism

panopticemu's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Definitely one of my favourite fantasy books from this year. The writing style took a little getting used to, as it was different to what I've read in the past, at no time was it difficult to understand, just different.

TJ Klune delved into a lot of sensitive topics throughout this book, but at no point did it feel forced or strained, and the subject matter was handled very well. I definitely want to read the rest of the series. TJ definitely knows how to make us feel pathos and my heart was constantly being wrenched by the two MCs.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Gaslighting

An explanation of some of the CW tags. A/M relationship:

While this is handled very well, and ensures certain plot points of the story pack more punch, the fact that family members encourage the MCs to pursue a relationship while one is a minor and there's a 7 year age gap is something worth being aware of.

Child abuse:

There is zero detail regarding the actual abuse, however it is a major plot point and plays a significant role throughout the whole book

Sexual content:

Some small references as well as two on-page descriptions of explicit sexual acts.

jaydarjoker's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Cursing, Death, Mental illness, and Kidnapping

Minor: Alcoholism, Gun violence, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

modevokatze's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Torture, Outing, and Abandonment

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Car accident, and Sexual harassment

britt93414's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, and Alcohol