Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Little Stranger by Leigh Rivers

92 reviews

bookshelf20's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I loved this book. I ate it up in one sitting, unable to put it down, eager to see what crazy thing Malachi would do next. I rated this book 4.75/5 stars because I felt that it was very well done. I was definitely not ready for it to end and wanted more and more of the story and the characters. 
I felt the plot was well organized and paced nicely so it didn't feel like anything was dragging, and it didn't feel like things were moving too fast. I felt that the characters were well-described so I knew their personalities and their intentions well. 
I loved how depraved and insane the MMC was, he had me on the edge of my seat wanting more of him as the pages went. I loved how intense, protective, and possessive he was of the FMC. I felt like the sign language and mute nature were a great addition to the story that you typically don't get to see with this type of storyline. I loved that the FMC was so innocent and naïve with her brother, but on some level, she was just as depraved as he was with her desires, and he was willing to fulfill every one of her fantasies. 
I highly recommend this book, after having read Haunting Adeline and loving it, I was told by others that "Zade walked so Malachi could run." And even though the stories are very different, I do feel like the story lived up to the hype. I enjoyed it very much and can't wait to read more from this author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking

marieke17's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

ogjenny's review against another edition

4.25

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking

Trigger warning! Just check the triggers before you read it and like the author says, your mental health matters. Good read but definitely dark.

brookey8888's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense fast-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

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Listen I don’t even know. This is really not for everyone and I even had to skim read a part because that was a little to much for me, but other than that this was good. I thought the dynamic was interesting and not something I usually read. The stalker didn’t happen until like the second half of the book which I wasn’t expecting. Honestly if you don’t read dark romance do not read this and if you want to venture into dark romance don’t start with this. The list of content warnings at the beginning gagged me because spider play. I just reread the content warnings and I must of skipped past the warning of what I skim read( but it’s because that was her “dad”). The writing also wasn’t the greatest either. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

readrgurl1987's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking, Abandonment

Minor: Cursing, Torture

averirachel's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent

sardonicdeath's review against another edition

4.25

dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

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H. D. Carlton should read this and takes notes. 

I devoured this book. 
I do feel like it could’ve been a bit longer though. 
Ending character turnaround seemed a little rushed, but I’m still here for it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence

Moderate: Torture

Minor: Drug use, Murder

heikellj's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood

devsreadsnrambles's review against another edition

4.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This book is not for newbies of the Dark Romance genre. I have read quite a few dark romances and this one is definitely dark. I have tried to include a list of content warnings, however it is not exhaustive as there is content in the book that is not available from the provided options. 

If you choose to read this, READ THE CONTENT WARNINGS. 

On to my actual review- 

This book is wildly insane. I have learned many new things about myself whilst reading it. It is not for the feint of heart. There is fake brother/sister relations (both adopted separately) and lots of inappropriate touching between raised siblings.

That being said, I really did enjoy reading this twisted little book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Stalking

Moderate: Kidnapping

kasara_elisa's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Injury/Injury detail