Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Kill Switch by Penelope Douglas

64 reviews

milena99's review

dark emotional tense 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Rape and Murder

tyneil_g25's review

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

lvp2014's review

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Blood, Rape, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Panic attacks/disorders, and Child abuse

darshana's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Toxic friendship, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Violence, Sexual assault, and Stalking

Moderate: Mental illness, Hate crime, Self harm, Torture, and Gaslighting

Minor: Addiction

sara_mb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

It’s controversial with all the topics it brings up but very Intense and intriguing. The jumps in time make it confusing at first but it’s great to see with time all the sides of the story. Very interesting to read a pov of a blind character. I wasn’t sure how it would end or make sense but it was good 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Self harm, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Murder, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Ableism, Animal death, Blood, Classism, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Toxic relationship, Infidelity, Murder, Rape, and Toxic friendship

stxrbbyreads's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Murder, Child abuse, Rape, Physical abuse, and Mental illness

littleredbird's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Bullying, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Rape, Incest, and Physical abuse

nineinchnails's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

this book was definitely too long imo. i loved damon and winter's characters and i think they were well written but a lot of the content felt like filler to me (especially with the flashbacks they felt a little repetitive and redundant) so it felt like a drag getting through the middle of the book. the last chunk definitely kept my attention well but i don't know if it's enough for me to rate the book higher,  since the book is so SO long. i don't think i would've minded the length much if there was more development in the present and i think the constant flashbacks worked against this story since i felt like i never got a chance to root for their relationship outside of their flashbacks. when i finished the book, i wasn't really sure why they liked each other (enough to warrant this being a romance novel) during the time the book was actually set but i found their individual characters lovable and interesting enough to root for them anyway, so i'd say it was a success overall!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Rape

Moderate: Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Bullying, Car accident, Ableism, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Pedophilia, and Self harm

Minor: Pregnancy, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Addiction, Animal death, and Animal cruelty

princess413's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Read warning content. This was a harder one to read, darker than the first 2. Slower paced also. I considered stopping a few times but I was to intrigued so kept going despite darkness crossing boundaries and the slower pace. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Self harm, Stalking, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Rape, Murder, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, and Bullying

booklloveer101's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic friendship, Adult/minor relationship, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Drug abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Murder, Addiction, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, and Sexual assault