Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Dear Enemy by Kristen Callihan

8 reviews

buttermellow's review

emotional reflective sad fast-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: Car accident, Bullying, and Stalking

Moderate: Body shaming, Child abuse, Toxic friendship, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Minor: Death of parent and Fatphobia

chloelj27's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Car accident

Moderate: Child abuse, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking

Minor: Death of parent

dianaschmidty's review

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Car accident, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Toxic friendship, Bullying, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Child abuse and Grief

sarah_thebooknerd's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

4.0

4 ⭐️ 
2 🌶 

I enjoyed this book not as much as Make it Sweet by the same author. I appreciated that the bullying from childhood was not glossed over and it was addressed and worked through. The sister in this book did not pay enough for her behavior, I could not imagine my sibling hurting me the way that her sister did. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Toxic relationship

chavborromeo's review

funny 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

2.5

childishness. pettiness. craziness. This book almost all about Sam. Sam this. Sam that. They all took the fall for her. Instead of letting her face the repercussion of her action, they're tolerating her. So irritating🙄

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Car accident, Bullying, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

zabeishumanish's review against another edition

inspiring slow-paced

• Strong character development? Yes

4.0

This is a very unhealthy relationship, but damn is it cute. Throughly engaging read, full of snark, with a romantic HEA. I liked that the book didn’t end with everything being roses though, while the romance ended beautifully there was enough animosity with plot points for some semblance of realism. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Bullying, Death of parent, Sexual content, and Stalking

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Child abuse

Den’s sister is manipulative and controlling of her. Macon was abused by his father as a child.

thefatpaperback's review

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Car accident, Child abuse, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, and Stalking

fangirljeanne's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective fast-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

4.5

CW: flashbacks of childhood bullying and social humiliation, anti-fatness, mentions of stalking, discussion of past child abuse, and manipulative/toxic family dynamics. 

I never thought I’d like a Bully Romance and yet here we are. The set up of the story was a little contrived, but the characters were so compelling and flawed in a realistic and fascinating way. I loved watching them work through their complicated past. The sexual tension was electric, and the pay off is worth the wait. This author is quickly becoming a personal fave.

I highly recommend this to fans of contemporary romance with fat heroines and vulnerable men striving to redeem themselves. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Car accident, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Fatphobia

Lots of discussion and descriptions of food.