Reviews tagging 'Incest'

The Maddest Obsession by Danielle Lori

8 reviews

taylorc19's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

3.75

Let me be clear: this book is NOT a literary wonder or feat. This book is easy to get through, has a simple plot, and is the equivalent of watching reality TV. I won't say it's a bad book, though, because it was EXACTLY what I needed after The Secret History. Sometimes books like these are needed to remind me that not all reading has to be a challenge or something I need to be paying careful attention to. I enjoyed reading about the romance between Gianna and Christian, and I'll always enjoy a good morally gray male lead. I wish we had more background on Christian's character and mental struggles. The end conversation with Gianna and Christian about his childhood didn't really satisfy my curiosity about his upbringing or his time in jail. Also, it's casually dropped that he's probably a sociopath-I appreciate the author calling a spade a spade and acknowledging that Christian is definitely fucked in the head, but I would've liked to spend more time in his mind. I also wish Gianna's second husband had provided a bit more conflict. He's a character that we know is old and sick, but I don't think we actually see one interaction between him and Gianna. It felt like it was going to create more of a conflict, but it just...didn't. The time leaps felt a bit inconsequential and pointless. Overall though, this was the exact rebound I needed after The Secret History.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug use

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Incest, Addiction, Death of parent, Sexual assault, and Child abuse

stitchof's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-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? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Murder, Drug use, Stalking, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, Violence, Sexual violence, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Adult/minor relationship, Genocide, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, Death of parent, Grief, Incest, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Sexism, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Cancer, and Misogyny

deckard_'s review against another edition

Couldn't be worse!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Incest, Infidelity, Medical trauma, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Grief, Islamophobia, Lesbophobia, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, Alcoholism, Blood, Hate crime, Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Homophobia, Police brutality, Physical abuse, and Pregnancy

mrsgames2u's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

Not as good as the first or third book in the series. This relationship spans years so definitely a slow burn. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence and Domestic abuse

Minor: Sexual assault and Incest

reade's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Child abuse, Drug use, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Murder, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, and Rape

Minor: Incest

fr4n_m's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Stalking, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Incest, Addiction, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Death of parent

plsnotanotherdamselindistress's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad

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

3.25

Usually, I don't like dark romances and as expected I didn't like the book. But I have to acknowledg that it was a really good book.
The depth of these characters was captivating. There is no real plot with the book mainly focusing on both characters and their development but there was also no plot needed.
Was it a mafia romance, yes, did I love how real the characters felt, yes.
There definitely were quite the smutty scenes.
 
!for sensitive readers: better read the content warnings even if they involve spoilers!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders and Sexual content

Moderate: Murder and Toxic relationship

Minor: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Rape, Incest, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Pedophilia, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Pregnancy

soniajoy98's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, and Addiction

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Forced institutionalization, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

Minor: Incest and Trafficking