Reviews tagging 'Domestic abuse'

The Pucking Wrong Number by C.R. Jane

11 reviews

mandorlaby's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, and Rape

ryleecanread's review against another edition

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

1.0

It could have been good but it wasn’t 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Domestic abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Death of parent and Death

sarannareadsbooks's review

challenging 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

1.5

The narrators are awesome, as these 2 always are. But the story.... This is a dark romance where the MMC doesn't do anything to redeem himself. He just chains her to his bed and waits for her to give up 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

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

ronnieex's review against another edition

challenging 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

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Moderate: Grief and Toxic relationship

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment

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

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

theartistreader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-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

5.0

TROPES:
- Ice hockey
- Obsessed hero with psychotic tendencies
- If I can't have you, nobody can
- Wrong number/mistaken identity
- Virgin heroine
- OTT & protective hero

I saw this allover BookTok and I always get nervous about reading its recs because I worry that they won't live up to the hype. Rest assured, this definitely did!

I can sometimes struggle to get through ice hockey romances because they can be really long or slow paced, but this was literally everything I needed and more. I did it in one sitting, and now I'm annoyed that book 2 isn't available yet. Roll on book 2!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Panic attacks/disorders, Stalking, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Forced institutionalization, Abandonment, Addiction, Classism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Vomit, Cursing, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Rape, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Drug use, Grief, and Sexual violence

merlinreids's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

1.0

I started out thinking this could be my kind of book, but Lincoln’s obsessive and possessive nature goes too far. It reaches a point where some of the sex scenes could easily be classified as assault. I’m all for a dominant male lead, but his complete lack of regard for consent just ruined the book for me. Would not recommend. 
TRIGGER WARNING. 
Maybe this is too harsh, but I just feel I need to say it: I feel like the way it was written could really fuck with someone who is processing their own sexual assault. Because it’s all like “I tried not to enjoy it, but my body betrayed me”. But the facts are you can not want something and have your body still be aroused. It’s biological and something that happens more often than we realize. Which then makes survivors of assault feel like their claim of rape is invalid. Leads to internalized slut shaming and so on.

Maybe this level of dark romance is your vibe. But personally, I just can’t get behind tape disguised as love.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Domestic abuse, and Drug abuse

Minor: Stalking, Kidnapping, and Pedophilia

mizmanderz's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Stalking, Rape, Kidnapping, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Addiction, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, and Confinement

Minor: Child abuse