Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Dom by S.J. Tilly

23 reviews

zaralina's review against another edition

dark tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

I have a soft spot for S.J Tilly- and she certainly didn't disappoint.. I'm questioning all the decisions that have led to me reading this book (which I ended up reading in a few hours)... I'm questioning my entire existence, being and feminist values. I will now turn to god, who will send my sorry, horny ass to hell for reading (and loving) this filth. 10/10 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Body shaming, Cursing, Death of parent, Murder, Gore, and Stalking

Minor: Car accident, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Drug abuse, and Body shaming

tguccione's review

dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Grief, Car accident, Drug abuse, Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Child abuse, Pregnancy, and Stalking

threeundertwopnw's review

dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

I really love all the other books by this author but I had a lot of trouble with this one. 

He stalks her, ambushes her, roofies her, forces marriage while she's high, has sex with her when she says no, drugs her again and tattoos her, eavesdrops on her therapy session, and switches out her birth control pills with placebo, which is a form of sexual assault.

Val might have decided she was later okay with his actions, but I wasn't. Nothing redeems this level of behavior. She should never have trusted him. He didn't earn it. 

Edited to add: Amazon has scrubbed all negative reviews for this book including mine and I can absolutely not support an author who does this. Thank heavens storygraph exists!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gore, Grief, Physical abuse, Violence, Addiction, Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Stalking, Vomit, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Blood, Torture, Abandonment, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Suicide

Moderate: Alcohol