Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

Hideaway by Penelope Douglas

17 reviews

coligmueller's review against another edition

4.5

I am shocked at how much better this one is than the first. Kai still has issues with misogyny, but not nearly as bad as Michael or Damon.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic friendship, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism

Minor: Lesbophobia and Gun violence

lauraeerika's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

was this book better or was this just more interesting & fucked up at the same time idk who can tell either way i blacked out in second half of this book so i don’t remember much of anything

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Rape, Classism, Pedophilia, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Cursing

ka_ke's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Hideaway’s plot was better than Corrupt’s but only after the halfway point. The spice was better too, more adventurous. I do feel sorry for Damon, even if he’s fictional, no one deserves that kind of torture. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Grief, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Minor: Death of parent

minnaohrner's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

this was very good, makes me actually excited for Damon's book not just Will's

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Cursing, and Violence

Minor: Gun violence

tearstoflowers's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Cursing, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Toxic relationship

iastlisvvt's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Blood, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

mc10's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Meeen, I don't know why I like reading Penelope. I don't get attached to her characters, I think her books are very dramatic and even more with rich, entitled, spoiled characters. It's kind of like a grimdark wannabe Gossip Girl. Still I will continue, even though sometimes I feel like she draaaaags the plot a lot, and makes everything emotional and I don't really buy it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship