Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

DARK ROMANCE by Penelope Douglas

125 reviews

kimberlym716's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Addiction, Alcohol, Cursing, Drug abuse, Murder, Blood, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Violence, Death of parent, and Sexual content

gloriaexcelsis's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Animal death, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Violence

lauralouise93's review against another edition

dark 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Sexism, Kidnapping, and Emotional abuse

pascalelf'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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Bullying, Violence, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Murder, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, and Sexual violence

riosblu's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I’m conflicted. Screw men, but can I have some more of them? So many emotions, so much anger at ignorant entitled men but I couldn’t put the book down. Would I recommend this to everyone? No, but the people I would recommend it to already know who they are. To them I say, stay toxic and enjoy the shit show, I sure did.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Ableism, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Confinement, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent, Rape, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Alcoholism, Drug use, Addiction, Child abuse, and Sexual assault

Minor: Police brutality, Car accident, and Animal death

taylorjade's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Violence, Emotional abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, and Bullying

nineinchnails's review against another edition

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

3.5

i DNFed this 2 years ago so maybe it’s true what they say about distance making the heart grow fonder😭 i really liked the writing style and the book in general flows a lot better than most DR i’ve read. i’m not obsessed with the main characters but they weren’t as annoying as i expected considering the reviews. i stand by finding michael creepy tho i just find it endearing now! i think the whole motivation for the guys bullying her was kinda stupid especially with the reveal but i love OTT and ridiculous DR when it’s done well and this is a decent example of that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Bullying, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death of parent, Rape, Stalking, Animal death, Grief, Death, Fire/Fire injury, and Misogyny

Minor: Addiction, Blood, Mental illness, Infidelity, and Toxic friendship

notamouse's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.25

🌶️🌶️🌶️.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Car accident, Violence, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Animal death, Gun violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Stalking, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

princess413's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Dark book, check content warning before reading. That said it was intriguing and kept my attention. I enjoyed Corrupt the most out of this series.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic friendship

perksofem_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The first half of the book basically every single character annoyed me but once I got to the mid way point after pushing myself to continue it got better. This is definitely for those who love a dark romance book. I'm still tipping my toe in the genre which is probably why I didn't devour this like so much of booktok has said. I still haven't decided if I want to continue the series but if I do I might just read Kai's story and that's it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Torture, Death of parent, Blood, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship