Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Credence by Penelope Douglas

120 reviews

britainmic's review

dark sad tense

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Incest, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child abuse, Blood, Drug abuse, and Cancer

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

emilyinbookland's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

I felt like a lot of the tropes were unnecessary. Age gap, fine. I didn’t think it was necessary that she was 17 for half of it and I didn’t think it was necessary that they were “family”. I know they weren’t related by blood, but for me I wanted her to talk about that more so I could have been more invested in the relationships.

I didn’t want her to end up with any of them because I didn’t feel a connection with any of them. Especially not Kaleb. The fact that he’s who she fell in love with seemed like it came out of left field. I felt no spark or connection between them whatsoever so it was a let down. The only relationship I semi liked was her and Noah but even that fell short.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Incest, and Rape

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Child abuse and Blood

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

latoyareadsdaily's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark informative tense medium-paced

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

3.5

I picked up this book after I saw about 2 very critical reviews on YouTube. I wanted to see if it was as bad as the reviewers made it seem. I read it for the story and a story was what I got. I can appreciate that about Credence. 
As I read Credence, I really enjoyed setting: the mountains in different seasons. Many days after reading the book, I still have the setting in my head all the time. I guess that also happens when you have a good chunk of story: you are immersed in that particular world for some time. 
Some aspects of the main character I didn't like especially in the beginning but that is a part of her story and development: you have to start somewhere. I could see obvious character growth even amid the madness. I like books that have character growth so I was satisfied with that. 
I am not into smut so those parts I don't remember. I didn't like some things about the "step" family relationships. What I appreciated was that she was taught survival skills and this made her stronger in the end.

I believe The writer tried to create something that would appeal to various audiences. I wanted a story and I got one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal death, and Blood

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

avery_29's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Grief, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Cancer, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Animal death, Bullying, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

kupomog's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring relaxing medium-paced

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

5.0

 My first five Star of the year. Brilliant amazing gut-wrenching. A lovely ride.  

I understand a lot of people shy away from this book due to it's semi taboo subject matter but I'm so glad that didn't bother me. 

The characters are vibrant and unique. The story is well planned and so comfortable to fall in to. I read this book in a single day because it sucked me in so fully. I didn't want to put it down. The scene setting is vivid and vibrant, the story is relatable to a degree. There are some heavy topics but there is also a large dose of humor on an adult level and I appreciated that so much. I found myself laughing out loud and talking to no one in particular when certain things happened. By the end of the book I was crying for multiple reasons. 

It was, from start to finish, a journey that you find yourself captivated by. I don't know why I'm surprised I loved Punk 57 and Penelope delivers even better in this book. If I ever start to do rereads (because I don't typically), I will pick up this book. I could see myself enjoying the ride again and again. If you can handle the content, read. this. book. I would definitely give it four out of five chili peppers for spice if that's not your thing then I wouldn't recommend it. Again though, absolutely five stars. Period.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Suicide, and Terminal illness

booknerdcoco's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

3.0

Quite a challenging read.  Not so much because of the step family vibe, but more because of a young lady who was quite impressionable and ending up in the situation she was in. Very sad beginning. But the ending was quite sweet.  Don't get what everyone sees in Uncle Jake, I was rooting for Noah.

Book boyfriend:
Jake 2/5
Noah 4/5
Caleb 3/5

Spice: 5/5 🥵 
Plot: 3/5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Sexual content, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Child abuse

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Animal death, and Death of parent

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Pregnancy, Bullying, Medical trauma, and Blood

kamilamalves's review against another edition

can't even remember if that's the percentage i was at, i just rage quit and deleted it. one of the brothers tried to

fucking rape

the girl WHO IS SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD and not only do the characters act and try to convince her that it's normal but the author makes the girl say

"oh but for a moment there i wanted it"

fuck that, fuck this book, and fuck this author for ever writing this. this is completely irresponsible and it's baffling to me that this book is in the "romance" category. and what i mentioned isn't even the start of it. yes, "uncle jake", it is fucked up of you to think of and picture your 17 year old niece (putting a "step-" before that doesn't make her less your responsability)

fucking someone

when you were supposed to take care of her after her fucked up parents both commited suicide. what's wrong with people who read this shit and even recommend it?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Suicide, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Animal death, Misogyny, Death of parent, Rape, Sexism, Sexual harassment, and Blood