Reviews tagging 'Death'

Crossed by Emily McIntire

53 reviews

emiliamaria76's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Rape, Stalking, Confinement, Cursing, Gaslighting, Death, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Body shaming, Bullying, Abandonment, Addiction, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Domestic abuse

vanessabrown's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Blood, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, Death, Violence, Addiction, Animal death, Bullying, Rape, Self harm, and Sexism

abeards7's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Murder, Death, Sexual content, Stalking, Bullying, and Physical abuse

Minor: Rape

ka_ke's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

3.0

It was better than Wretched but not as good as the OG Hooked. Crossed is especially dark and twisted but if you enjoy those themes then this is right up your alley. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Stalking, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Ableism, Forced institutionalization, Death, and Pedophilia

Minor: Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual harassment

r1vana's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

“I would kill a thousand men if it made sure you were mine.”

Tropes?

-stalker forbidden romance

-Priest X Exotic Dancer

-age gap: F24; M36

-MMC obsessed 

Crossed is a Hunchback of Norte Dame

seem the some pits bite Nev anting

and it is darker than Emily's previous

books! Cade is the new priest in town but

has a sickness that makes him punish

those he thinks are sinners. He stumbled upon a town outcast Amaya and is intrigued especially when he and his inner “demons” crave her like no one ever. No women or men had ever made him feel this way. To the point he taught that she was an actual witch who cursed him. He craves her so much that he wants to destroy/kill her for pulling out ‘evil’ temptations within him:

“I am a holy man, by my monster is from hell.”

Cade and Amaya’s relationship goes on a wolf ride, with a somewhat slowburn that kept me on edge.

This book is probably one of the most darkest of the series. Beware of trigger warnings! This book is gore, dark, “gothic” and very plot driven. The characters are complex; all of them, due to their own traumatic past. 

Both Cade and Amaya have a dark past that will hunt mentally and physically for many years and as they cross path, it will mingle and grow dark as their connection was forbidden to begin with. 

The author did it again. I will definitely pick up any other books she releases in the future. The way she wrote the tension between the leads was stressful; hawt and lovely. 

Not gonna lie, while Cade is very different from the other male leads, he is definitely a stand out book bf. 

“She is a vision in her violence, a fallen angel seeking vengeance for being wronged. 

She is a masterpiece and she is mine.”

“She may be your wife, but she is my soul,” I whisper against his ear. “And I will cut you up piece by piece and burn your empire until it’s soot, just so I can watch her be queen of ashes.”

I was really dedicated to read this book; I actually watched Hunchback of Notre-Dame before reading it, so I could see different or similar references. We’ll, let’s say that it has a more modern twist with a dark romance between a priest and an exotic dancer.

This book was dark. Maybe even darker then the previous ones because it has triggers that may not be for everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Stalking, and Sexual content

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Cursing, Death, Bullying, Blood, and Violence

Minor: Gaslighting, Grief, Toxic relationship, Pedophilia, Death of parent, and Rape

Abusive parent

rtrotzko's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual assault, Gore, Emotional abuse, Death, Gaslighting, Blood, Self harm, Murder, Violence, Rape, and Stalking

dgprus's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Gore, Blood, Death, Murder, Self harm, Misogyny, Stalking, Violence, Toxic relationship, and Gun violence

Minor: Rape

bekahzabel's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective 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

4.0

hot morally gray priest meets & falls head first for an exotic dancer. need i say more? dark, devilish, & deviant. emily mcintire never disappoints. this is for you if you like:

•dark romance stand-alone retellings, 
•villain gets the girl,
•touch her and ☠️,
•forbidden and taboo romances


Your mans may have said,  “I love you,” but Father Cade said, 

“I still have my faith. Still believe in the unshakeable force that is God. It just pales in comparison to her. She is my Bible. My Scripture. My religion. She is everything, and I am nothing without her. There is nothing I wouldn’t do for her.”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Rape, Violence, Murder, Gore, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Cursing, Stalking, Abandonment, Blood, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Bullying

brohloff23's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual violence, Cursing, Blood, Body horror, Domestic abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Gore, and Infidelity

lanarose7737's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Infidelity, Murder, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Drug use, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Toxic relationship, Rape, Animal death, Bullying, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Pedophilia