Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Hideaway by Penelope Douglas

63 reviews

booklloveer101's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Bullying, Child abuse, Mental illness, Abandonment, Confinement, Cursing, Gaslighting, Addiction, Alcoholism, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment

souris_de_bibliotheque's review against another edition

dark medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Child abuse, Sexism, Self harm, Rape, Alcohol, Pedophilia, Cursing, Animal cruelty, Murder, Death, Sexual violence, and Violence

sshpurple1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-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

Kai is the most balanced and obvious about his genuine feelings for Nikola Banks. Banks is a loyal, sarcastic, and lost young woman with much love to give. I do not understand her dislike of Rika. This book was not as intriguing as Corrupt, but we get more insight into the group. Even learning more about Damon and understanding why he is the way he is. I know that it states that these books are stand-alone, but I disagree. To fully understand what is happening with the group, you must read Corrupt first.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Sexual content, Physical abuse, and Pedophilia

Moderate: Violence and Murder

beautyandthebookworms's review against another edition

1.5

1.5 star…?⭐️ 😬🫣 idk— i’m sorry. I wanted to like it, & feel bad when I don’t, but honest review leggo ⤵️

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💀this book was just not it for me.

💀I felt like it was slow, not exciting, & lacked plot & chemistry. I probably would have DNF’d if I wasn’t buddy reading it.

💀my favorite part about this book is the side character Alex. I loved her in book one & continue to. but she’s in like only a handful of scenes.

💀I also liked the scene with Banks in the shower after being out in the rain

💀I didn’t get Kai’s obsession with The Pope building & 12th floor & it felt anticlimactic. they barely gave us more depth to his character & it was supposed to be his book? a lot of the book is getting Banks backstory & Damon backstory—so not much of Kai, which was disappointing.

💀there was repetitiveness in the writing (in phrasing) and also..there feels like there’s a lot of instances of men being too handsy/harassing/attacking women like throughout this series (including but not limited to the ‘four horsemen’) & it’s not really written where it feels like the women have mixed feelings/are okay with it & it’s just like never addressed & I didn’t like it (I’ve read many dark romances & this scenario can be executed so much better in my opinion) 

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💀I honestly don’t know if I’ll continue the series at this point. 

🎧I listened to the audio and it was done pretty well as far as narrators go

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty

bigbookslay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

KAI AND BANKS ARE THE LOML

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Incest, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Misogyny, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Blood, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Abandonment, Body shaming, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Domestic abuse

dkgreads's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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? It's complicated

3.0

For a book that’s supposed to be about Kai, it sure seemed like it was more about Damon than anything. It was also really sloooooooow. And there was, like, ZERO chemistry between Kai and Banks. This one didn’t really do it for me. On to the next I guess…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Murder, Death of parent, Rape, Self harm, Pedophilia, and Animal cruelty

anyakdh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

1.75

mmh would have been 2 if I liked banks I did like the start of the book highlighting how much Kai has changed and then it was never addressed again the only thing that kept me gking was Damon I’m so interested in his character and WILLL he was so quiet I can’t wait to step into his mind but yeah no this book was boring 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Grief, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, and Death of parent

lindslikesbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Banks and Kai are such captivating characters. Hideaway was just as suspenseful as the first book in the Devil’s Night series. 

This dark romance series is becoming one of my all time favorites. And the audiobook is so good. The narrators bring these characters to life in this dual narration. Exactly how I’d imagine their voices. 

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶

Tropes: primal, vir gin, reformed player, contract, forced prox, voyeurism, exhibitionism, second chance

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Violence

kaylabrotzman's review against another edition

dark tense

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Incest, Sexual content, Animal death, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, and Physical abuse

littlebookishfairy's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

5.0

FIVE STARS BABY!!!!! You kidding me Kai Mori HELLO BABY ILY 🫶🏻💕 inject this into my bloodstream cause this was the right amount of smut and plot and I’m here for it!!!! 

Spoiler warning but, banks stealing the dogs has me going awooga ily 🫶🏻

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Abandonment, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Confinement, Addiction, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent