Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Hideaway by Penelope Douglas

60 reviews

araceli1022's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

Moderate: Rape, Emotional abuse, and Self harm

Minor: Animal cruelty

marie_thereadingotter's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

3.75

I liked this book a hell of a lot more than the first book. Probably because Kai and Banks are more likable characters than Erika and Micheal. 

Their romance was, in a lot of ways, sweeter than the one in the previous book. I also liked the plot more in this one. It was less convoluted and made more sense. There were also elements that I just liked more in this book. Banks had to deal with verbal abuse

from her POS father

, but there weren't threats of physical violence from Kai just so they could get off. I know people say not to kink shame... but threatening the person you claim to love to get off... is weird and might not exactly lead to a healthy relationship.

I don't remember every detail since I read this book over a year ago but forgot to write my review at the time. The read dates on this are a guess based on when I bought the book. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

chacepaulson's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Stalking, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Self harm, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Murder, Incest, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Child abuse, Animal cruelty, and Abandonment

sandra_matute's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Stalking

Minor: Animal cruelty and Murder

secretuser_12's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

3.5

kai is easily the greenest green flag out of the 4 of them

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Rape, and Self harm

Minor: Animal cruelty and Stalking

5hawt7alilf1atty's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

Banks pissed me off but her character development is 🤌
Kai will forever live in my heart

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting and Sexual assault

Minor: Abandonment, Alcoholism, and Animal cruelty

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

icarusfallstan's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Rape, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Self harm, and Child abuse

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

avianundertaker's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content

Moderate: Rape, Misogyny, Violence, Toxic relationship, Self harm, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Incest, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Blood, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Animal cruelty, Racial slurs, and Racism