Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Cockblock by C.V. Hunt

5 reviews

mandi_lea's review

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Torture, Grief, Violence, Blood, Homophobia, Religious bigotry, Death, Excrement, Injury/Injury detail, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Murder, Sexism, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

tessa_grayreading's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

1.75

Tbh for the graphic rape scenes and mutilation of women's bodies I had to endure and the fact that the word "defiled" is used more than once to refer to a raped woman (instead of, you know, literally any other word that doesn't make it sound like the woman has lost worth now or somehow willingly let someone take her worth from her instead of someone else violating her against her wishes) there was not enough payoff in the sense of societal criticism. I expected this to pack a punch in regards to what it would say about today's society. Instead this is just torture porn (in the truest sense of both words).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Lesbophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Death, Excrement, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Homophobia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Suicide, Vomit, and Violence

thepaperwitch's review

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

 This was a bizarre story that tried to pack in a lot of misogynistic horror within a very specific plot and ending. It was strange because at times it reaches the depths to address and recognize the pain and horror misogyny causes, but most of the time it stays at a surface level and the story glides, almost literally, over the backs of broken women to get there. This is definitely a cathartic release that I think many people may enjoy, but the trauma to get there might be too real or too high of a mental price to pay for others.

CW: misogyny, cat calling, rape, abuse, death, murder, and homophobia. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Grief, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Violence

leduyhxxng's review

adventurous challenging 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? No

2.0

um, what is this? i must say, i did not expect this book to be smut, like not at all. and the story can only be described as petty and vengeful, in addition to an uncalled-for amount of language that is awkwardly fleshly in totally nonerotic places. but for what it's worth it is entertaining because of exactly that. though it failed to deliver suspense, an important component that could add substantially to the reading experience, Cockblock did have some really good pacing. the way the plot unravels feels so natural yet unexpected and audacious. for sure, this is a fun read; i don't hate it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Lesbophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Homophobia, Hate crime, Grief, Gore, Excrement, Death, Cursing, Confinement, and Blood

stranger_sights's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Violence