Reviews tagging 'Incest'

Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton

191 reviews

cinderackerman's review

dark mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.75

It wasn’t my favorite book by this author. It was okay in the beginning and had a faster pace in the middle, but I actually started to grow bored by the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Incest, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Murder

Please read your triggers!! Very important

elle0806's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

staceyb's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Sexual harassment

vivireads99's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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

I really enjoyed this one! The smut was absolutely filthy; I loved it! The plot kept me engaged and felt pretty spooky. I do think the book felt a little dragged out. Other than that is was awesome!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse and Abandonment

chels718's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Sexual assault, and Murder

Minor: Death of parent

kelseyyreadssbooks's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Murder

m00sereads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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: Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Grief, and Murder

stitchof's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Cursing, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

ten_telegrams's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Gun violence, Incest, Toxic relationship, and Alcohol

katelynmill2's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.75

I loved the MFC in this book. I thought she was so funny and had a lot of personality. So far, I really like H.D. Carlton’s main characters. I kinda hated Enzo for the first half of this book. By the end, I didn’t really dislike him anymore. Also, all I could think about was how much more I liked Zade. I like Sawyer a lot so I don’t really want to compare her to Adeline, though. 

Part of what I REALLY didn’t like about this book was that they were around a creep the entire time. I would’ve preferred if they washed up on shore with a regular guy whose not

stuffing his daughter away in the top of the light house and locking the main characters in their room so he can rape her every night

. Or if they washed up and the lighthouse was abandoned. I think it would’ve been a great book still, if not better. I don’t have a problem with dark or heavy books, I loved Haunting Adeline, but I cannot STAND when there are just predator old men hanging around, adding nothing to the plot until the very end, and groping the main character any chance they get. 

Also, I guessed a main thing Sylvester did and knew for probably half the book. It made me mad how the main characters didn’t know when all the signs were there. They fed into the lie that

it was just ghosts. I’m not even mad they believe in ghosts bc genuine ghosts make sense in some books, like Haunting Adeline, but other times I just wish the main characters weren’t so quick to believe whatever and going with it

.

The character development for Sawyer was pretty good and I’m really glad she ends up in a better place than she was in at the start of the book, regardless of everything she went through.

I loved Enzo’s job and passion, too. I feel like I never find books where the main characters have interesting jobs and interests. Most of them are just millionaires bc they were born into it and their only (forced) interest is business.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest and Rape