Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

You'd Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace

7 reviews

bmulford's review

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Miscarriage, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Dementia, Death of parent, Suicide, Confinement, Fatphobia, Terminal illness, and Suicidal thoughts

gawdz0rz's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

3.0

claire doesn’t have much of a personality beyond hating everyone, and literally every other character is empty and unlikeable. the advertised (dry) humor in the book isn’t really there, either, but instead feels extremely underwhelming and is presented as the internal monologue of a clearly neurodivergent person, but i did exhale through my nose a few times, if that counts. the story was pretty unique in an american psycho/dexter kind of way with a lot of good twists, so it has that going for it. 

i dunno, i had much higher hopes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gore, Death, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, and Animal cruelty

Minor: Racism, Death of parent, Animal death, Physical abuse, Addiction, and Alcoholism

ree333's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Physical abuse, Death, Child abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Suicide

nanirump's review

dark funny lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Ha! I loved this, what a great and original read! It was everything I wanted and more! It had more of a complex storyline than I first imagined but easy enough to follow without it being explained to you overly patronisingly. It had a lot of heart too. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Dementia, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, and Grief

catriona176's review

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Felt like an inferior version of Sweetpea by CJ Skuse

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse and Death

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, and Dementia

Cw; elder abuse

emmymk's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious reflective tense fast-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Kidnapping, Suicide, and Physical abuse

natboyd's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

4.5

 You’d Look Better as a Ghost by Joanna Wallace is a twisted, dark, and funny story about a female serial killer who sets herself up for a series of wild events because of the victim she chooses to kill while mourning her father’s recent death. Throughout the book, you aren’t sure if she is going to be caught, if she is going to kill again, or if she is going to become “normal.” And she isn’t, either! Claire is not a person I would want to meet even on a sunny day in a public location, but I was entertained as a spectator to what unfolded in her life. Warning: there is discussion of elder abuse and dementia, along with all the obvious warnings associated with being inside the head of a serial killer. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Dementia, Death of parent, Murder, and Torture

Moderate: Child abuse and Body horror