Reviews with content warning for Suicide attempt - Credence

<spoilers> 4/5 stars

as a woman, i am disappointed in myself that i really enjoyed this book. my feminism is just so far out of the window at this point.
not going to lie, i was rooting for jake through most of it. noah wasn't it for me and he was my least favorite. i did like how 'mysterious' kaleb was so i was excited she finally spent a lot of time with him.
towards the end though, i didn't like the time jumps. i was excited to find out how noah and jake reacted to kaleb speaking again, and their reaction to tiernan and kaleb getting into a relationship. that would've made the book better; in my opinion.
nonetheless, i think it was very good and fun overall. the writing was giving very much wattpad, but that's okay. that's what made it extremely addicting:)

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challenging dark emotional medium-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

4.0

This one tends to be one of the more controversial books written by Penelope Douglas, and that’s saying a lot, because I’m not sure they have written any other kind! 😂

After a family tragedy leaves her orphaned just before her 18th birthday, Tiernan has gone to stay with her step-uncle and male step-cousins who happen to live in a secluded cabin that gets snowed in for months every winter. I think you can figure out where this is going…

This one wasn’t my absolute favorite of PD’s book (those 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘭’𝘴 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 boys have really stuck with me) but I still found it an enjoyable and engrossing read.

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥𝘮𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 […] 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘬𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘳𝘵. 𝘞𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘐’𝘮 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥.

I enjoyed seeing these characters grow over the long winter months, as well as the 🌶️ that went along with that growth! 😉

My main issue with this book was what felt to me to be a sudden shift to the endgame love interest. I felt I personally got kind of got lost on Tiernan’s journey to that choice, and it felt a bit out of left field for me. I would have enjoyed having a bit more development on that front, and maybe a bit less development with the other main “relationship”…to make it feel a little more fluid.

Overall I found it a decent and addicting read. I think I’m finding I really enjoy PD’s writing and storytelling, and they certainly always push those boundaries.

What this book is giving:

✅ Taboo Romance

✅ Age Gap

✅ Forced proximity

✅ Step-uncle + cousins

✅ Winter + Secluded cabin setting

Rating:

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ / 5

🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️ 🌶️ / 5

Look out for (possible spoilers):

⚠️ Mentions of suicide and attempted suicide

⚠️ Mentions of child abuse/neglect

⚠️ FMC underage at start of book

⚠️ Non-con

⚠️ This is a taboo romance and is NOT for everyone

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readaholic88's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional reflective 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

2.0

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brittanylee0302's review against another edition

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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

2.75

This book was WOW & not like a good wow & also not really cause of the taboo~ The whole first 45% of the book I could have done without, I felt like it was worthless to the story. For all the hype this book gets for its spice, I'm not sure why it gets that hype. Spice is like 2.5/5 BUT the last 20% of this book was soooooooooooooooooooo good. Like this book had such potential and it literally just rolled itself right off Chapel Peak iykyk

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britrcup's review against another edition

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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? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This book is dark. It's taboo. It's spicy. It was like watching a car crash, I wanted so badly to look away but I couldn't. I enjoyed the endgame but I do think a lot of the dark/taboo parts of the book could have been cut out. The complex trauma is written really well and overall the plot is okay. If you are a fan of dark (and I mean really dark) romances and can look past the content warnings the romance might be worth it for you. This is not a book for you if you are looking for fluff.

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buckydotson's review against another edition

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dark 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

0.5

I don't even know where to start with this book. I understand that taboo is a niche some people are interested in, but there were scenes in this book that were just blatant assault and that's soooo not okay. If the author were not a good writer, I would have never made it through this book and that's the only redeeming quality. If you can forget the f*cked up situation the characters are in for a few minutes the spice is good, but then you remember it's pretty much an *ncest love story and it just makes you feel disgusting. Not a single one of these guys,

even Noah, the one you're supposed to think is the sweet one,

understands or cares about consent. The relationship with

Kaleb is bizarre and abusive and

makes no sense to me. They are all taking advantage of a young girl that has gone through a major life event and has had a terrible childhood. All she needed was a home and people to care about her instead of every single one of them counting down the hours until they can legally f*ck her. They pass her around and then have the audacity to be upset with her about it?? She's 18 and has never been shown any attention before, what did they expect to happen? She also needs to realized that these are not the only 3 men that exist, she can definitely date outside of the family. This is just gross and manipulative and every one of them needs therapy.

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alireads's review against another edition

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dark emotional sad tense 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

3.25

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maiishigami's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-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

2.25

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