Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Does It Hurt? by H.D. Carlton

69 reviews

julianacosta_01's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Grief, Incest, Death, Physical abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Rape, Murder, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicide, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Police brutality, Car accident, and Torture

iselin_j_m's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Murder, Blood, and Kidnapping

destinynichole11's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Abandonment, Alcohol, Body horror, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Murder, Self harm, Vomit, Deadnaming, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Gore, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, and Toxic friendship

squidney36's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Creepy in a good way
Stalker
Abuse
Misguided but lovable

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Rape, Blood, Body horror, Gaslighting, Grief, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Torture, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Gore, Incest, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Sexual content

samreader's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Physical abuse, and Death

lauren_frazier's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

The tension between Enzo and Sawyer, Good Lord!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Blood, Kidnapping, and Emotional abuse

ashnoel's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

So after reading a couple of books from H.D. Carlton... I didn't mind this one. I do think it had much more sexual content than I was expecting... because I was really interested in the horror subplot about the man that took them in at the lighthouse. Like especially wish I had known more about how the wife died. Considering he literally tortured his family because he refused to accept change. Maybe it would've been nice to know too if like since people had come forward with accusations for Kev, that like Sawyer wouldn't actually be convicted of something that was--in reality--an act of self-defense. Idk, I'm conflicted. As much as I love spice in books, this may have been a little too much spice because the plot was very interesting.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Domestic abuse, Death, Murder, Incest, Gaslighting, Sexual content, Grief, and Kidnapping

bekahzabel's review

dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

Phew what a WILD ride 😮‍💨

I honestly had no idea what to expect outside of knowing this was dark romance. This is my first time reading H.D. Carlton and it didn’t disappoint. Was it packed full of triggers? Yes. So be wary of those and check before indulging. 

Grumpy sunshine to the point that bully tropes were at play. From start to finish I was fully immersed and damn… it got hot in there 🥵 

I’d definitely recommend this to fellow dark romance lovers. Enzo and Sawyer’s story is one that’s going to stick with me, and something I see myself revisiting and reading again. 

5🌟/🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Murder, Gore, Bullying, Death of parent, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Confinement, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Rape, Abandonment, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, and Toxic relationship

rchulin1's review against another edition

dark emotional funny lighthearted tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Not sure how the author was able to fit so much into a relatively short book but she did it. Such an interesting concept this book I very much enjoyed it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Gaslighting, Gore, Blood, Bullying, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Alcohol, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Body horror, Medical content, Vomit, Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Forced institutionalization, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Rape, Confinement, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, and Self harm

gabbymm1003's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.0

I wasn’t sure what to expect with this story and went in very blind, but had a fun time. I guessed pretty much all of the twists and reveals from the beginning but the way it played out was entertaining and kept me involved in the story. I finished the book very fast and could barely put it down. The audiobook performers also did a great job bringing the characters to life. While some of the events of the book seemed unrealistic, it was overall a fun read and had very good spice scenes. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, and Death