Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Hideaway by Penelope Douglas

6 reviews

bookameme's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

5.0

Kai and Banks Are Crazy Hot

Quote:📖

“We’re only ever good, because there are consequences.”

Thoughts: 💡

This was my second read through and I forgot how much I loved this book. Angsty romance, dark themes, and taboo smut scenes make this series iconic. The schenagains Kai and Banks get up to are crazy hot with an intense push and pull relationship. 

Berkley is re-releasing the first three books in the series and I’m incredibly excited to read them again. 

Writing Mechanics: ✍️

The writing in this series is designed to be dramatic, and it works. The book is told in first person present tense dual POV, but it hops timelines to show you flashbacks and help you piece through the history to understand the story. The smut scenes are pretty wild and if you don’t like it a bit twisted, taboo, and graphic then this one probably isn’t for you. 

I personally love these characters, they’re completely broken with tragic pasts and some really dark ideas, but they pull together to be one another’s life lines. I think the reason I hated Nightfall so much is because I love these characters so deeply. This book and the others in the series paint the characters as extremely morally gray but with a deep ability to forgive, after meeting out a healthy dose of revenge.

Fun Bits:

⚜️ Wild Secrets 

⚜️ Painful Pasts

⚜️ Morally Grey Characters 

⚜️ Wonderful Side Characters 

⚜️ Standalone Romance, Series Long Plot

⚜️ Super Hot Smut In Some Taboo Places

Important Note:✨

This is book 2, this is a standalone romance, but the plot stretches over the whole series.

Full Content Warning:⚠️

Violence, Abuse, Religious Desecration, Death, Mentions of CA & SA & Child SA, Abandoment, Drugs, and Alcohol, Very Dark Themes

Stats:📊

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Characters 💙💙💙💙💙

Romantic Suspense: Hidden Identity, Forced Proximity, Second Chance, Morally Grey, Enemies to Lovers, Found Family

Dual POV

Violence, Abuse, Mentions of CA & SA⚠️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, and Drug abuse

francess_m's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Gun violence, Self harm, Sexual content, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Misogyny, Drug abuse, and Alcohol

Minor: Kidnapping

theteamsreader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

4.25

A further exploration into the world-building and characters at hand, this time we follow Kai Mori, who is desperate to get ahold of childhood lover-turned enemy Nikova Banks, to find Damon Torrance and bring him to justice for his crimes.  However, Banks is smart and more loyal to Damon than the other Horsemen realise.  The plot for this series only seems to get better and better, with always-promised spice and an increasing plot as tensions rise.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Rape, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Addiction, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gun violence

Minor: Body shaming and Car accident

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

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

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