Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Credence by Penelope Douglas

128 reviews

jetta_reads's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-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

3.0

unbelievably mad that she ended up with who she did. wanted a different ending

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Animal death, Child abuse, and Sexual harassment

venus_neb93's review against another edition

… maybe because I’m 30 and no stranger to 🌶️🌶️ books nor my own sexy experiences, however this book is just off. I have no triggers , however after 6 chapters in I could tell that this book is just riding off of a shock factor, rather than make sense and have a flow. And there’s just something about “as soon as she turns 18, let’s fuck her” type of vibe that I’m just not all on board the choo choo train. DNF

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, and Suicide

bookedwithlex's review against another edition

2.0

honestly had to push through reading this only because I knew how it ended and I needed to know how it happened. the ending isn't really worth the trauma those books caused me. 

page 1 to 200 : nothing really happens. Tiernan learns how to live on a farm and tending to a household in the middle of nowhere in winter. [barn keeping, hunting, fishing, etc] 

200 to 350 : hell breaks loose. literally. a fire, some sexual content [bordeline assault tbh], fights, anger issues, isolation for long period of time. 

350 to 470 : we learn what happened to Kaleb and why he's the way he is. Jake finds the person he needs and Noah realizes racing his the love of his life. 

the 2 last chapters are cute but do not counter balance the darkness in the rest of the book. 

the first 200 pages were useless, my friend who was reading the book picked up where I was so we could read together and she said that she understood everything. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Violence, Incest, Sexual harassment, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Physical abuse

samigilbert's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

this book is supposed to be dark and twisted, and it definitely was. i gave it 4 stars because some of the twists were pretty predictable - still a good read. please again check TW, this won’t be for everyone (SA, dub con, etc.). they’re manipulative for sure, but i knew they weren’t going to be great because this is *supposed to be dark.* 

i felt really grossed out about her uncle, it was my least favorite part… even though the author knows how to write a good spicy scene. idk. blegh. i know they aren’t at all blood related in any way, but it still was just ewwie LOL

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Pregnancy, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Pedophilia, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol

djinnandtea's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

3.5

Oh, Credence. This book was a trip. I didn’t like the endgame relationship, but damn if this book wasn’t hot as fucking hell. Easily the most well-written smut I’ve encountered so far, and brimming deliciously with UST. The characters were certainly compelling, and for a lot of the book, I found it very hard to put it down. I liked the concept of the story and the way the plot developed, and thought it was pretty well-written. 

My biggest complaint with this book is that

Tiernan, the main character, ends up with the member of the family who sexually assaults her multiple times, including outright rape. His behavior is never really judged, it’s essentially always excused, and he’s basically, in my opinion, a massive piece of shit who gets what he wants by being a child about it.

This left a terrible taste in my mouth, and almost turned me off of the whole book, which is otherwise not all that dark (if certainly quite taboo). Still, I would read this book again, and recommend it with some heavy caveats. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Death of parent, Suicide, Incest, and Child abuse

Blood relative incest isn’t directly present in the book, but it’s incredibly adjacent, which is why I’ve tagged it. The lines between family and sex are massively blurred.

despicable_knee's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Stalking, Violence, Bullying, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Abandonment, Physical abuse, and Suicide

aakriti_sharma's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

3.0

Okay to start with..I really liked the cover of this book...and the volours used..its really soothing..and as far as the book goes...it was a challenging read for me...I mean it kept me engaged till the end...this is my 3rd Penelope Douglas book back to back and I would say her writing is amazing..even if you don't like the plot that much or it is predictable..you are hooked till the end..that's a huge accomplishment for an author...but it wasn't that good..I think it is the most steamy book I have read in this year till now...
I really struggled to imagine the character of Kaleb...like Noah, Jake and Tiernan was pretty easy..but Kaleb..nope I didn't find it easy to imagine her...

maybe beacuse he didn't have that much of role but suddenly becomes the main focus

..so yeah it was good but not that much..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, Medical trauma, Rape, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual harassment

zc2's review against another edition

dark funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The book was overall good. I fully expected her and Noah to get together and when they didn’t I was a little sad. Kalebs character was good don’t get me wrong but I do feel as though some of his actions were uncalled for and ruthless. As far as Jake goes man….. he’s a dilf for sure but like sir that’s your niece. Not to mention Noah was there pretty much every time teiranan would ya know and she was just like yea no i don’t like you. Anyway the more trigger warnings the better I guess. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Death, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Rape, Cancer, Child abuse, Abandonment, Blood, Cursing, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Medical content, and Adult/minor relationship

roznn's review against another edition

dark medium-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? No

1.0

Incest plot line is the entire book and she get pregnant by the end the hell

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Suicide, Cancer, Sexism, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, and Toxic relationship

readaholic88's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Child abuse, and Incest

This book was a lot. Some real growth for the characters, but overall very unbelievable