Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

The Pucking Wrong Number by C.R. Jane

21 reviews

shinybookvibes's review against another edition

dark sad 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

2.5

Enjoyable to read but very dark. Stockholm Syndrome definitely a thing here.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Drug abuse

bookreaderblair's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Stalking, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Grief

mrsmonty503's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Lincoln. Obsessed and possessed. 

With an all consuming love between Lincoln and Monroe. 

If it were any other book and MMC, I would not have liked this as much as I did. Lincoln being so obsessed from the get go was just insane but I couldn’t stop reading. 

Monroe has had a rough life so far but she is also really driven and dedicated to herself. Always wanting to do better for herself. I love that. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Child abuse, Cursing, and Gaslighting

kristanjenkins's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Mental illness, Sexual violence, Grief, Toxic relationship, Stalking, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Abandonment, Child abuse, Addiction, Drug use, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, and Sexual harassment

madhattermommy94's review against another edition

This was just bad. It felt like the author tried to mix Haunting Adeline and hockey romance and just came out jumbled. The synopsis had me SO excited and then it just fell flat. Half of the text messages were in bubbles the other half were italicized. He came off as a psychopath whereas she came off as a stupid Bambi. I'm going to jolt at the smallest movement and run away but pressure me into going out with you and then tattooing my name on your dick and I'm in love. It just got too ridiculous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Gaslighting

taylorbuck's review against another edition

0.25

TW: SA

This is a dark “romance” where the MMC happens to play hockey. There’s no tags or CWs anywhere in sight and it’s very poorly written. There’s a whole host of issues with the book itself but also this author behaves badly. Reporting low reviews and bashing bad reviews. Towards the end of the book she tells in no during a sexual encounter and he continues on. It is not CNC it’s straight up rape. Just because it’s not explicitly physically violent doesn’t make it something else.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Sexual violence, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Classism, Gaslighting, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Grief, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Rape

I wouldn’t recommend supporting this author

uwuramengirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Stalking

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Confinement, Death of parent, Addiction, and Child abuse

andycob's review against another edition

dark tense 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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Stalking, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Misogyny, Child abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Sexual content

izziepng's review against another edition

3.0

all of the complaints about this book are correct and you should take them very seriously 

however

this is the funniest fucking book i’ve ever read and ik it’s not written to be funny but it just is 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Addiction, Confinement, Child abuse, Grief, Sexual assault, Classism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

shaykay's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

3.0

 When I read this book, it just came out, and it was popping up everywhere. It's an ice hockey romance, and those got very huge earlier this year, and this one just sounded like it was going to be a lot of fun. It had some really great banter. The whole premise is that Lincoln sent Monroe a text by accident, and the two ended up texting and were so funny. I also really loved Monroe. She had a very rough life, and she's now all on her own in Dallas and working two jobs while taking night classes. She's very proud of everything she has since she's got it all on her own. At the same time, Lincoln comes from a very affluent family and has a successful hockey career. He's used to always getting whatever he wants, and sometimes that means crossing the line. He basically stalks her and even tricks her into moving in with him and quitting her job. So he's slowly taken away all of her independence. I didn't see her being okay with it, especially after she found out. She would've stood her ground and left him, and he would've had to work very hard to get her back. I could've seen this one being the start of the duology where she leaves him maybe in the middle of the night. In the next book, he has to work on himself and eventually makes up with her after working hard to regain her trust. That would be a lot of fun to see instead of her being okay with it all, and he has no consequences whatsoever. Initially, it felt like the book was rough and messy, and then suddenly, no one had to deal with any of the products. I was sure the Deitweilers would've returned after she started appearing to be linked to Lincoln. Still, again, we never see them after she runs away. There were just a lot of opportunities that could have been improved for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

Moderate: Death, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, and Child abuse

Minor: Drug abuse