Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

Unbreak Me by Reese Rivers

13 reviews

katkinslee's review against another edition

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dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.75

It was good, bit of a slow burn romantically speaking due to the trauma Avery had gone through. I enjoyed the guys and their interactions with Chloe.

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juchan's review against another edition

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

2.5

I am really torn on this one. On one hand the chracters were very loveable, had good chemistry and it was just darn cute. The healing process and the interaction between the guys and the main character and her child were charming and lovely. Also loved the different povs of the characters.
One the other hand the book deals with a very diffucult topic that needed a lot more time and focus on. Also mixing that with spicyness didn't sit very well with me. It should also have had a few more content warnings as there was metioning of rape which further didn't really work with the plot of a spicy relationship. And the time frame was just redicilious. It takes years to heal from the kind of trauma this main character suffered no matter how strong you are not just a couple of months. And there was mentioning of lots of different abuse and trauma. There is also a lot of talk about violence from the domestic abuse angle but also from the other characters against the abuser. As I said needs more trigger warnings. 
I liked that the abuser did not have a name and was only referred to as he/ him. The chapter from his point of view was not needed at all though. 

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fnicholee's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

3.0


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scarletbook's review against another edition

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hopeful sad fast-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? It's complicated

2.25

While I enjoyed the premise of the story and I did finish the book, there were just too many issues to give it a rating any higher than this.

There were not only some spelling and continuity mistakes. But mostly the dialogue and actions of the characters read quite juvenile which I did not expect in a RH romance.

The dog and kid bumped the score up though, they were cute and wholesome.

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patmar093's review against another edition

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emotional 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? N/A

3.75


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ephemeralreader's review against another edition

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dark emotional slow-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

3.0


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spookybitch's review against another edition

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

1.75

overall i just did not appreciate this storyline and the character writing. but  i understand why others might personally just not my cup of tea of writing style :)

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bookishuniversee's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful fast-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes

3.75

I devoured this in one day, the push I needed. 

Didn’t satisfy all my needs, but a good read nonetheless. 

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newfriendjen's review against another edition

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challenging emotional inspiring sad tense slow-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

Unbreak Me was a rough journey. Be ready to cry, to swoon, and to rage!

With a young mom escaping her abu$iv3 husband and living in her car with their 5 year old: be ready to shed some tears while reading!

The men who take Avery and Chloe in each have their own rough pasts and current issues to overcome leading to an incredible story of growth and overcoming trauma.

Chloe was such a great highlight to this story too! She made an epic sidekick for her mom and the guys both!

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mbichaela's review against another edition

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

2.5

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i wanted to see how tropes like rh and single-mother could mingle together. did not work for me.

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