Reviews tagging 'Pedophilia'

Crossed by Emily McIntire

5 reviews

witten82's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape, Domestic abuse, Trafficking, Torture, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Death, Bullying, Animal death, 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

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

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