Reviews tagging 'Gore'

Crossed by Emily McIntire

23 reviews

kiwij96's review against another edition

dark 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

2.5

Do you ever just read something and think "why did I do that to myself?" This was that for me. I loved the author's previous books in this series, but this was honestly painful. The underlying plot was so much more promising than what the story was. I dully understand the concept behind this series, and the main characters being villains, so the story is supposed to be dark. But this was just horrifying.

The characters were 2D, the writing was often repetitive and clearly lacked proofreading with the amount of grammatical errors and repeated words, the way that Amaya's emotions were basically disregarded by everyone until the last 100 pages or so was honestly baffling to me even for a dark romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Torture, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Ableism, Gore, Blood, Sexual content, Bullying, Physical abuse, Abandonment, Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Rape, Murder, Self harm, and Stalking

bookworm151719's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Holy. Filth. No pun intended, seeing as the MC's are a priest & a stripper.

 First of all, let me start by saying how much I absolutely love that stripping is shown as an art form in this book rather than a sex work profession like most see it as. 

Second, this was the sexiest, the nastiest, in the series. I am here for it!! So sad I'm finished with the series now 😭😭😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Stalking, Gore, Rape, Bullying, Murder, and Abandonment

rickireadss's review against another edition

4.25

this was so f*cking twisted & honestly gut wrenching at times, but i ended up really having a good time. but the gasp i let out at the like 85% mark— the way this started out made me not sure i would like it, but it ended up being one of my faves of the series!! i’ve never seen the hunchback of norte dame so i know i didn’t pick up on any of the little easter eggs/throwbacks to the story, but i still had a fantastic time! i can’t wait to see what’s next from this series 👀

⚠️: murder, rape, ableism, bullying, death, violence, religious bigotry, child abuse, torture, domestic abuse, gore, body horror, gaslighting, body shaming, animal death, grief, kidnapping, hate crime, gun violence, confinement, trafficking, pedophilia, stalking, adult/minor relationship

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Bullying, Death, Religious bigotry, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Gore, Ableism, Rape, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Stalking, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Hate crime, Trafficking, and Confinement

ladyleia's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Violence, Stalking, Sexual content, Torture, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Blood, Sexual harassment, Ableism, Death, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Self harm, Gore, and Body horror

Moderate: Rape, Violence, Torture, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

corruptednatz's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Priests shouldn’t be hot (I repeat 5x over) but this one was!! The story was nitty gritty and depressing. I really felt the main character struggle. Taking care of her neurodivergent brother and her disabled best friend on a strippers salary is very realistic. Then Cade the hot murderous priest who became obsessed with the main character was the icing on the cake. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Stalking, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Physical abuse, Abandonment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, and Infidelity

Minor: Kidnapping, Gore, and Addiction

there is a rape scene between Amaya and her fiancé. Cade does seek revenge and it’s implied that when he had Parker pinned down he stuck the butter knife in a place where the sun doesn’t shine. Revenge for raping Amaya. My 2 warnings

olenvasynyt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death, Violence, Trafficking, Murder, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Bullying, Ableism, Torture, Stalking, Sexual violence, Addiction, Blood, Religious bigotry, Gore, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, Self harm, Rape, and Child abuse

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

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