Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Credence by Penelope Douglas

174 reviews

kataylorgang's review against another edition

Romance book club picked this out so I kinda knew what I was getting into but 40+ y/o male sleeping with 18 year old step daughter that he took in WHILE SHE WAS STILL UNDERAGE...then HER CALLING HIM UNCLE DURING SEX
...read the remaining spoilers on goodreads and decided to not even waste my time. returned to KU immediately 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicide, Pedophilia, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexual assault, and Adult/minor relationship

klbramlett's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Animal death, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault

rosamaria'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

I hated everything about this book, yet I still read all 470 pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Incest, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Child abuse, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexism, Misogyny, and Cancer

cathyo_113's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Injury/Injury detail

sierrah's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcohol, Child abuse, Incest, and Rape

Minor: Suicide, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Cancer, and Suicide attempt

themianeal's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Blood, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief

mokelly18's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Violence, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Pregnancy, and Suicide attempt

mariana09pm's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual content, and Emotional abuse

kayyysaunders's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.25

This author is great at writing tension. Even though the love interests were VERY TABOO, the sexual tension was so well-written that I was rooting for them - but then once the actually smut started, I kind of lost interest. The ending didn't really work for me. I probably should have just stopped after chapter 23. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, and Adult/minor relationship

madelineflora13's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, and Suicide

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Child abuse