Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Credence by Penelope Douglas

298 reviews

matilda1666's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Worst thing I've ever read. Need to preface this by saying I read this for a challenge and it turned out to be even worde than anticipated. Toxic, creepy, and incestuous (not to mention the other weird implications); it is also horribly written. I'm begging the author to learn about writing longer sentences. No real character development whatsoever and no diversity either cause they're fucking related. Very concerned about the SA that's never adressed. This would be way better as a atockholm syndrome thriller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment

laurasilva149's review against another edition

3.75

challenging 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Suicide, Toxic relationship

maca_reyna's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent

beckys_bookcase's review against another edition

1.5

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Abandonment

booksandgore's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 58%

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Making me uncomfortable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Incest, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent

ajilemon's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous emotional fast-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

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This book was freaky as hell and I enjoyed every second. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death of parent

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Grief

becoming_shelf_aware's review against another edition

2.5

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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They really didn't have to be related, and the author really didn't have to keep reminding me.

After reading this book I am going to make my new years resolution to read the synopsis of each book before I read it - because I went in blind on this one and was just not prepared. 

I was definitely entertained before getting 50% of the way through the book, but pretty much as soon as you hit the half way point everything is (to put it delicately) intimate and weird. 

To be honest, I skimmed the spicy parts because they didn't make much sense, and the random "uncle Jake's" grossed me out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Grief, Death of parent, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Animal death, Gore, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Suicide, Terminal illness, Pregnancy

thebeyhiver901's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide

bedwellbooks's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

shaleen64's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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If you’re reading this book for a plot, you’ll be disappointed because it only makes up about 20% of the book. The rest of the book follows the interactions between the characters, so if you want taboo smut you won’t be disappointed.

Yes, the interactions, if not fiction, would be alarming but I think it’s unfair to review the book in that light. Considering its length I felt I sped through it and would recommend it for taboo romance readers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Death of parent

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Medical content, Pregnancy, Abandonment

Minor: Drug abuse, Alcohol