Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Skin of a Sinner by Avina St. Graves

13 reviews

bookboyfriend4life's review

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Grief, and Gore

Moderate: Physical abuse, Abandonment, Bullying, Child abuse, Gore, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Death of parent, Violence, Drug use, Sexual harassment, Deadnaming, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Death, Stalking, Grief, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Toxic friendship, and Sexual content

_readobituaries's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

5.0

This book had been on my TBR for a minute and I am so glad I finally picked it up! Masked men and murder? I'm there! Especially when its vengeance against an abusive family (#daddyproblems) I need a Ramon so bad! Someone so obsessed. 

I will admit.. the disappearing for years was odd. Like, It was Ramon. He was constantly fighting- She should have thought to call the jail FIRST. I'd have thought to call them first before the hospital, honestly.

 

This is a guilty pleasure book for me- I had to buy the special edition because I loved it so much.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Murder, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Gun violence, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Bullying

Minor: Chronic illness

thewenzl's review

Too repetitive, characters are one-note: obsessed with each other.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Physical abuse, and Sexism

Moderate: Violence

abrown04's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.0

My god this was just crazy left and right. The MMC is CRAZYYYYY. It’s hard ti believe if this was real life you wouldn’f run away screaming from Roman. I mean she hasn’t seen you in nearly 3 years and the first thing you do is jerk off with her underwear😭? Honestly if you were in the book you would be all over Roman but in real life RUN AWAY 

Read on Kindle

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, and Child abuse

Moderate: Abandonment, Confinement, Addiction, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Stalking, Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Drug use, Grief, Sexual harassment, and Forced institutionalization

fairylass's review

adventurous dark emotional funny sad 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

4.0

*NO SPOILERS*
This book captured my attention from the very first page! I love a good smutty dark romance, and this is one of the best and beautifully written ones I’ve had the pleasure of reading. Somehow I ended up tearing up, laughing, and covering my mouth in shock all within the first chapter and as the book continued. I love the backstory for the characters and how the time periods flash back and forth; this really helps you get a sense of why the MCs have the bond they do. Essentially, you’re shown rather than being told! And don’t even get me started on the spicy scenes. I’m definitely going to be reading more from this author! 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Stalking, Torture, Cursing, Sexual harassment, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Murder, Blood, Grief, Bullying, and Death of parent

thedead's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Blood, Violence, Torture, Bullying, Sexual content, Murder, Kidnapping, and Death of parent

penhjay's review

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Grief, Alcoholism, Panic attacks/disorders, and Stalking

Minor: Alcoholism and Alcohol

leeguinan's review

dark medium-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

2.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Torture, Sexual content, Blood, Violence, Bullying, Toxic relationship, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Cursing, Death, Gore, and Murder

birbpal's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

2.0

⭐️⭐️ Stars

AHHHHHHH! I am LOSING my mind over this book. The FMC Isabella and MMC Roman deserve each other is all I can say. Their combined stupidity and insanity are a match made in hell.🔥

Let me start off first by saying I'm not a typical consumer of dark romances. I usually can't get past a lot of the themes and dubious acts, but something about this book caught my eye. The beginning was actual fire. I consumed the first few chapters like a starved woman; they were so good. I especially liked the chapters focusing on Roman and Isabella's childhood.

But then we get past the initial murdering of Isa's foster family, and everything falls apart. 

Roman had SO many opportunities to prove his story to Isabella as to why he disappeared three years ago, but he is a manic narcissistic ass who is dead set on making her love him again in a roundabout, difficult way. The ridiculous thing is that in the end—in the second to last chapter— Isabella finds the letters he wrote to her from prison that finally makes Isabella fully love him again. The letters that ROMAN HAD THE ENTIRE TIME but didn't want to show her FOR SOME REASON‼️

But that's not the most offensive thing Roman does. Roman is legitimately a dumbass along with just being an asshole. His impulsive control is zero, and as a result, he puts Isabella in danger multiple times along with genuinely making her life more miserable. 

But Isa isn't any better tbh. She made it her life mission to be one of the most unlikable characters I have ever had the displeasure of reading about. In the beginning, I understood why she was so abrasive and combative. She had ever right to be difficult! But as the story progressed, she continued to be a bitch to Roman even when she saw some proof of his reason why he was forced to leave her (tiny spoiler, he got shot too and there is an actual bullet scar on his chest to show he wasn't lying, which she saw.) Like I said above, it took more than 90% of the book to fully forgive Roman and confess her love to him. I. Want. To. Die. 

Final complaints? The book felt like a mashup of tropes, tied loosely together by a plot with bad pacing. AKA, a bad wattpad novel. The characters were unlikable. I loved the chapter when they were children because it was obvious to me how devoted they were to each other. As adults, they were insufferable. 

The reason why I gave it so high if a rating was I managed to finish it, so yeah, there's that. I also enjoyed some small parts of their relationship, and Roman was at least entertaining.🤷‍♀️

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Murder, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child abuse, Torture, Physical abuse, Stalking, Bullying, Gore, Confinement, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Alcoholism, Drug use, Abandonment, Mental illness, and Death of parent

mizdimplesx's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I'm obsessed. Is Roman an absolutely unhinged, red flag? Absolutely. Would it be scary as fuck in real life? You bet. But in this book, it works. He would do anything to keep his girl safe and happy. The ultimate touch her and die or wish you were trope runs rampant in this book. I loved the humor and jokes. It genuinely made me laugh out loud multiple times. Looking forward to reading more from Avina. Make sure you read your trigger warnings. Mental health is important. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Blood, Murder, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Stalking, Abandonment, Gun violence, Grief, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gore, Toxic relationship, and Violence