Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Little Darlings by Melanie Golding

5 reviews

noxernia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization and Grief

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Medical trauma, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Racial slurs, Violence, Police brutality, and Murder

tifftastic87's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

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

3.25

I liked this more than I expected to. I got attached to the main character and felt for her, to the point of being actually mad at her husband. 

The author did a really good job of writing in a way that made me feel squeamish at the gore and medical, uncomfortable and tense with the antagonist, angry with the husband and anxious for the detective. The excerpts from fairy tales at the beginning of chapters was also a nice touch. The ending was another punch in the gut and to be fair, I wouldnt have had it different. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Dementia

Minor: Body shaming, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Racial slurs, Stalking, and Death of parent

brookey8888's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

This was fine. I was honestly kind of bored during the first like 50% it did pick up after that but I still didn’t care that much. I did not like the cop POV I thought it was pointless and boring. I freaking hated the husband and he can choke. I was expecting like some kind of twist but nothing really happened so that was a bummer. Some parts were kind of creepy but not too creepy. I won’t lie when I picked this up I thought it was a different book because the covers are similar. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

klitanightfuryreads's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

gheron's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, and Forced institutionalization