Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

Hideaway by Penelope Douglas

32 reviews

bananapie123's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Body shaming, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Drug use, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual violence, Grief, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and 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

chilivanilli28's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-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: Sexual violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Incest, Murder, and Child abuse

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

queenie_ofthe_void's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Loved this book just as much as Corrupt! I love the fast-paced writing style and Douglas's exploration of Predator/Prey dynamics while still making consent and safety the number one priority. The gang's still dealing with previous events, with more and more drama piling on top. It's all exactly what I was looking for in the second installment. Can't wait to read Killswitch!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Moderate: Self harm, Stalking, Child abuse, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Sexism, Toxic friendship, Murder, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Animal cruelty

eepi's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Incest, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Child abuse, Self harm, Rape, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Kidnapping, Self harm, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

anna_m16's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Drug use

patraogiulia's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Violence

noveltay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I like Kai better than Michael, but I don’t like Kai and Banks as much as I liked Rika and Michael. I felt like there was more to their story and relationship than Kai’s. But I do enjoy Kai’s character, his development, and mostly everything about him. I did find this to be a lot slower of a read than Corrupt, took nearly 300 pages for the first kiss?! Talk about a slow burn.. Overall I like this book though and still rated it a 4 as I enjoyed reading it the whole time, even with some eye rolls and annoyance here & there.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual violence, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, and Death

penny_wells3's review against another edition

dark sad 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

1.75

These books are just not enjoyable at all personally. I mean it feels like there's not enough of a steady plot but too much at the same time, so much doesn't make sense, it's really just a depressing mind fuck with occasional regular fucking. Like the story surrounding them is pretty bad too

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Minor: Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Rape