Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Skin of a Sinner by Avina St. Graves

25 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

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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

chandlercoco's review

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

this book is CRIMINAL

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, and Murder

nadamrmostafa's review

1.0

Y'all need Jesus. And a therapist.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Stalking

Minor: Sexual harassment and Sexual violence

the_goddess_nyx's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

4.5

When this is the dedication, you just know it's gonna be good!

“To all the self-proclaimed good girls who want to be chased through the forest, then fucked by a masked man.” 

I really enjoyed this book. It is definitely not for the faint of heart! I loved their friendship and their romantic relationship even more. I absolutely LOVED how dedicated Roman was to Isabella and how much he adored her. I don't know if adored is even a word that matches how much Roman loved his princess.

It was frustrating when Isabella just assumed that Roman had forgotten all about her and didn't just talk to him about it, especially when he was so dedicated to her all that time that it was painful for him. At some points, it seems she was a bit selfish that way. I guess with everything she had to go through, it was justified. I feel like Roman loved Isabella more than she loved him. Even though Roman thought Isabella had forgotten about him, he still went back to her and didn't love her any less.

I just love a book boyfriend who is obsessed, morally grey, and gives "touch her and die" vibes (but with Roman those "touch her and die" vibes are quite literal!). 

Tropes: 
* Friends-To-Strangers-to-Lovers
* Stalking
* Obsessive MMC
* Touch Her and Die (literally)
* Fighter
* Mafia Vibes
* He got tattoos of her artwork
* Ex-con MMC

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Gore, Murder, Stalking, Violence, and Torture

poupimali's review

fast-paced

4.0

Mickey has serious issues. Like severals.
And I think we could say the same for Bella.
They complete each other.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Bullying, Gore, Murder, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Abandonment, Blood, and Gun violence

alexmorex3's review

dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

thewenzl's review

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

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Violence

abigailadams's review

dark emotional sad tense 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Toxic relationship, Torture, Gore, Violence, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Mental illness, Body horror, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Stalking

annou_chka's review

medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Kidnapping, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Stalking and Sexual content

dubious consent

melissaslibraryy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Not the best dark romance book I’ve read and there were definitely some things missing in regards to background info/plot but it didn’t effect the storyline entirely so it’s ok to an extent lol. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Panic attacks/disorders, Bullying, Body horror, Murder, Violence, Cursing, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Sexual content, and Stalking