Reviews tagging 'Abandonment'

Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca

74 reviews

unloveliest's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Blood, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

hapikohw's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

4.0

I just really love the last line. This was a light dip into disturbing literature, and the way the protagonist spirals as this story progresses is really something tragic and shocking to witness.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Suicide, and Abandonment

faeriequeenlauren's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

Was it effective in making to me want to stab my ear drums so I didn’t have to listen to any more of the depraved things contained in this book? Sure, I guess. Did I have a fun time while listening to the audiobook? Absolutely not. 

PSA: please read TW before picking up this book!!!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Gaslighting, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Vomit, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Lesbophobia, and Abandonment

pabi's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Was genuinely disturbed after I finished reading this. The trajectory of the storyline was something I did not expect to change so drastically. Frankly I'm Still recovering.
 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

aaround132's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.0

ngl i finished it in one sitting and i was HOOKED. it got me out of a huge slump. but would i recommend it to anyone? absolutely not, im ashamed to do so. the characters brains were so out of control that made me feel lime im mentally stable comparing to them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Excrement, Cannibalism, and Suicide attempt

allypkuhn's review against another edition

challenging mysterious sad tense fast-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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Abandonment

Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion

katbamkapow's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-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

3.0

It was fun! I mean, if you know what you're in for. A quick, horrifying read on the sofa in one sitting. At times  it felt like the prose was working a little harder than it needed to, simply for the sake of itself, but for something so short it didn't really bother me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexual content

otherworlds's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

i was drawn in by the title, premise, and beautiful cover, but this book did not deliver on its promises of body horror and an intensely fucked-up relationship. It was gross and toxic, sure, but I kept waiting for something truly shocking to happen and it never did. Also, I am thoroughly unimpressed by the author - who is not a lesbian or a woman - making a lesbian character who is so obsessed with pregnancy. It was giving very "Black Widow in Age of Ultron" vibes, the whole thing felt kinda misogynistic and lesbophobic, and I just did not care for that arc in general. Again, I kept waiting to be shocked but that moment never came. I did like the writing style, but it wasn't enough for me to recommend it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Self harm, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Medical content

Moderate: Vomit and Pregnancy

Minor: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Abandonment

If the idea of parasites, unsafe BDSM, or eating unsanitary things is upsetting for you, I recommend sitting this one out.

lenahausr's review against another edition

challenging dark sad fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Gore, Homophobia, Mental illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, Medical content, Murder, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment

Minor: Cannibalism

coolbitch's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, Toxic friendship, and Abandonment