Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Syvään päähän by Kate Davies

5 reviews

canonically_k's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

1.5

I got fleabagged (the last chapter is called it'll pass). There was not enough unproblematic life living and TOO MUCH TOXIC RELATIONSHIP WHO WOULD ENJOY READING THIS. This book made me so furious and upset and it was not at all advertised to be about this. I feel like the book itself wasn't recognising how horrible the relationship was, and I know it's from the victims perspective but it left me really confused. So much of it just horrified me and I hated every time they got back together. The humor was also very unfiltered and made me a bit uncomfortable at points. It framed non-monogamy really weirdly as well and didn't have any retrospective nuance about it. Also the protagonist comes out as a lesbian and doesn't make friends with a single queer person other than lesbians as far as I can tell.I need to learn not to hate read books and to just put them down. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Violence and Self harm

Minor: Sexism, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Lesbophobia

morbidmuffin's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Gaslighting and Emotional abuse

Minor: Outing

8going80's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-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

3.5

A pretty decent book that is very VERY graphic - like needing to shut the book at look away with my mouth open graphic. My feelings on the book are a bit complicated and I found myself disagreeing with both major characters at times. The ending is drastically different to the majority of the book but in a good way which is vague but the only way I can describe it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Domestic abuse

Minor: Bullying and Death of parent

witchyweirdo's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Alcohol, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Self harm, Violence, and War

lauraxsofia's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny informative inspiring medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Violence