Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

What Lies Beyond the Veil by Harper L. Woods

73 reviews

stephanieviolet's review

By chapter 5 I was really exhausted by the repetition of: biting inside of her cheek, desperate to feel free, how dirty and worn thin her clothes are, the bruises and pain inflicted upon her by her abusers. Chapter. FIVE. It was intense. I felt like by then the plot should be moving forward but it just keep repeating the SAME PHRASES and SAME CIRCUMSTANCES to make you feel pity for the MC. By chapter five I wanted her to die to just end the novel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, Physical abuse, Murder, Adult/minor relationship, Ableism, Rape, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Torture, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Violence, Emotional abuse, Blood, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Slavery, and Sexual assault

liline163's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

2.25

Basically, the stupid fmc ends up with a toxic mmc.

A few things I didn’t like about the book were: (1)It was very obvious that Caelum was a Fae and Estrella’s mate when he was first introduced to the readers, (2) I hate how Caelum kept calling Estrella “Little One” and kept mentioning how much he wanted to have sex with her, (3) the plot twist was very obvious, and (4) I wish Melian wasn’t killed she had so much potential; given that she actually used her brain unlike Estrella.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual assault

Minor: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, and Death of parent

rori_scarlet's review

fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Pedophilia, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Rape

cosyreader00's review

adventurous dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Sexual assault

chrisljm's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

1.5

Another book that belongs in the 'reasons why you can't trust strangers' category. Knew I wouldn't enjoy it right from the start and I contemplated DNFing it, but it's not really in my nature to DNF things. I honestly should've though because what if I died tomorrow and this was the last thing I read... 

I found the writing and sentence structure to be juvenile, clunky and awkward, but besides that I really can't give any criticism on any other parts of the story (plot, characters, chemistry) because I didn't care. The writing itself was too distracting for me and I believe this book would've benefited from at least another round of edits/editors. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Blood, Sexual content, Murder, Sexual harassment, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexism

Moderate: Xenophobia, War, Suicide attempt, Classism, and Pregnancy

Minor: Self harm

dnb1212's review

adventurous dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault

gingerwife's review

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

An entertaining read, but everyone is problematic and the love interest is a giant red flag. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death, Misogyny, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Cursing, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Rape, and Sexual harassment

toriajohnson14's review

adventurous challenging dark funny 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? It's complicated

4.25

This book was great, I’m recommending it to all my friends! It has captivated me with the fun banter between the FMC and her counterpart, and I love the twist at the end. I think people will thing the twist was predictable but honestly I thought they were foreshadowing toward a different twist so it still really held me until the end of the book. Can’t wait to read the rest of the series!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Blood, and Cursing

lisaloveslions's review against another edition

adventurous dark

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

Minor: Pedophilia

nesta98's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

So many spelling mistakes? Also

I knew who Caelum was from the get go, it really could have been concealed better. I will say I enjoyed the reveal and the filth left me gobsmacked!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Cursing, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Murder

Minor: Adult/minor relationship