Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Souls Unfractured by Tillie Cole

10 reviews

hilary89's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Another absolutely gutting edition from the Hades Hangmen series. I wasn’t sure how compelling of a character Flame would be, but his personality bloomed with the help of sweet, innocent Maddie. Both of them had been through incredibly horrendous trauma (that is written in graphic detail, fyi) but through their relationship they emerged from their experiences so much stronger. 

I’ll say this one was as dark (if not darker) than the previous two, but the romance just hit a bit harder. In a way, Flame and Maddie seemed to be written as fated mates, bound for one another. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

anovelglimpse's review

challenging dark sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

3.0

The atrocities Flame and Maddie faced as children and adults is horrifying. Reading about it all was really uncomfortable. I was happy they found solace in each other, but as with the last book, I wish there had been some mental health help for them. 

I was happy Cain finally clued into what was really going on in the cult, its teachings, and the falsities being preached. BUT I wish the cult had gone bye bye in the last book. I know it's a big lead up to future books, but my heart and head can only handle reading so much about it. Which is why, this will probably be my last book in the series. At least for a while.  

CW: child physical and sexual abuse, violence, murder, blood, cult/new religious order, kidnapping

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Homophobia, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

joxeia's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

okay so i was really surprised by how good this book was. i had read book 4 when i just about gave up reading book 2 and thought this one would be the same, but booktok gave me the push i needed and i dont regret it! 

maddie and flame were soooo different from the other couples that it was easy to get into their story. it had so much pain from them both, and it was hard to read what flame went through... i remember i had to stop reading some scenes cause they were very detailed in what happened in his past. 

still, it was a good read, especially now that i can connect what happened with cain that he got to where he was on book 4 😂 so good to finally understand that part 💀

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Confinement, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

carall18's review

challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, and Abandonment

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

elisa_shae's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

While I know both characters are growing as people

I dislike the constant reminder of how important they are to each other. The constant I’m yours and your mine. While that is a huge theme in these books, I could’ve done with more action/plot rather than the continuous talking of how important they are to each other. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide

sistershelves_fasya's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, and Torture

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

kristiannaleigh's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Alcoholism, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Abandonment

lostinthelandofbooks's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I adored Maddie and flames story 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Self harm, and Sexual assault

vladtheimpaler's review

dark emotional medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

leticiaslibrary's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

really like this one! i love the relationship that was built between maddie and flame and i also really enjoyed watching them overcome their traumas and fears in an attempt to be better for each other 😭 i know it’s a dark romance and it approaches sensitive topics just like the other books, but even with that knowledge i still had to take a break from the book halfway through it because i thought it was really heavy, so just be sure to check the trigger warnings and make sure you know what you’re walking into! 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment