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Credence by Penelope Douglas

338 reviews

cc_viciadaemlivros's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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hannahchung's review against another edition

0.5

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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klbailey's review against another edition

3.75

dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’m not big on the incest trope, and a few scenes felt very unbelievable

like the first time Kaleb lays eyes on T he can’t help but try and rape her? Or that someone as possessive and jealous as Kaleb would want his first time with her to be while his brother is also balls deep? I wasn’t a huge fan of ol step uncle Jake getting her “cherry” or using her dead parents leaving her to him as foreplay, ignoring the weird step incest I could enjoy the spicy scenes. I mean, at least they waited til she was 18 for full penetration?

it was nice if you go into the book knowing it’s all a little farfetched and once you focus on that it’s enjoyable

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mrsshep02's review against another edition

4.0

dark reflective 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

Love the playlist aspect

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maadddisssoon's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

It’s written well, just a little too dark for me with the incest stuff 🫠

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rtjasa's review against another edition

3.0

Obviously taboo, but didn’t mind that, it did get a bit confusing though, randomly

turning on porn and jerking off with your brother to “get through the winter”

is definitely a choice. I felt like the first half was okay and it went downhill from there. Some spicy scenes are very well written. I think the book did what it wanted to do, but I didn’t feel like the story made much sense. I didn’t like who she ended up

idk why but I felt the most for her and Jake lmao

, I felt like none of them actually knew what they wanted and changed their minds like the wind, which got annoying. Also for me the taboo was fine, I mean you know what you’re getting into, but them playing happy family after all of it and with the epilogue idk, I guess I found the way they dealt with

sharing her turned into we are family

and that felt icky and not in a hot way 😂 Interesting read, if you’re looking for some different spice, go for it, but don’t expect too much.

Spice: 4/5

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ladycantaloupe's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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priscilag's review against another edition

3.25

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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shellballenger's review against another edition

3.0

Type of read: Weekend/Lunchtime Read.

What made me pick it up: It seemed like I couldn't scroll one day without seeing something about 'Credence' on my TikTok FYP. I couldn't justify buying it because I knew it wasn't going to be 100% my vibe, but when Kindle offered it for free, I couldn't resist.

Overall rating: Here's the thing: I truly feel like Douglas tried to put some plot into 'Credence.' Like a lot of the popular smut you see on social media, 'Credence' could have used an editor, but at least there was an attempt. One of the things that probably prevented me from picking up 'Credence' for so long was the relationship aspect between the FMC and MMCs. There is no blood relation (which is made clear in the book), but the taboo aspect of familial bond is still there and sometimes played off of, which was definitely part of the book that wasn't up my alley. If you're into a somewhat why choose, with posessive MMCs, dubious consent with an actual semblance of a plot line, 'Credence' isn't a bad choice.

Reader's Note: We've got trigger warnings, friends, including: misogynistic behavior, power imbalance, group sex, sexual violence, dubious consent, suicide, child neglect, domestic abuse, sexual harassment, and bondage (pulled from https://pendouglas.com/books/stand-alones/credence/).

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lee_readz's review against another edition

2.75

tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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