Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Credence by Penelope Douglas

177 reviews

purple_tulip's review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest

Moderate: Death of parent, Child abuse, and Suicide

readerholic_091's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Look.... Penelope Douglas knows how to write smut she is the smut Queen for all I know but I just couldn't do the cousin/step-cousin thing. like she did it with all THREE OF THEM!!! How does that work? Like family reunions, everything knowing you've slept with all of them. I couldn't get around the Uncle thing as well that just disgusted me. Put that smut in any other situation though and I would have loved it, it was just the characters and the entire set-up of the story that I did not vibe with AT ALL. nevertheless, I did finish it very quickly and will continue to read her books on the basis that the rest don't have such incestial tendencies. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Incest, Child abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

charmandareads's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-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

This is a book about underage child grooming and pedophilia. If you liked this book for the romance, you belong on a watch list. Dark romance and taboo is okay, child grooming is never okay. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Rape, and Pedophilia

jenniegarcian's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Suicide

kelinickole's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

1.5

First of all- what the fuck was that

Second of all- I would just like to know why Tiernan started out as 17 when she could have been 18/19 from the start and just gone to the mountain to get away from the tabloids/paparazzi. The step family taboo would still be there without grooming a minor. It would have made the book 10x less awful. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Pedophilia, Adult/minor relationship, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual assault and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Death of parent and Child abuse

abbymoore316's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Sexual content, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

karouty's review against another edition

dark 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

1.0

Justice for Noah wth was even this book istg I can't... if your looking for dark romance STAY AWAY. This is just a poor excuse to write about rape and grooming of a 17 later 18 yo.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Cursing, Rape, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Physical abuse, Animal death, Confinement, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Misogyny, Child abuse, Suicide, Abandonment, and Blood

Minor: Terminal illness, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Cancer, and Addiction

allieraj's review against another edition

dark emotional tense 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

Coming back to dark romance this was a great come back. I can see why people wouldnt enjoy it however i really enjoyed the dynamic of the main characters. It is very detail heavy and it does take a while for the good spicy bits but hang in there cuz it gets good fast and the drama doesnt end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Incest, and Abandonment

Moderate: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Alcohol, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy, Blood, Cancer, and Addiction

luv_reading90's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is not for everyone. I chose this book because of the warning that was given in the beginning. I read this book faster than any book I have ever read. I will read this book again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, and Child abuse

Moderate: Mental illness, Violence, Emotional abuse, Pregnancy, and Sexual content

amandalauren's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.25

In theory I can understand how someone might enjoy this book BUT there are somethings that are just diabolical. Trigger warning for SA content in the spoiler section of this review.

Having the rape scene from Kaleb’s POV was so unnecessary and made it downright horrible to read. If she was trying to create some hot forbidden CNC scene, she could have had it from Teirnen’s POV and while I would have still hated it, it would have maybe MAYBE been redeemable. Then to make him the love interest?! Truly ridiculous. Also the way they justify him raping her is actually insane.

The only thing that sometimes made this book enjoyable was how bad and ridiculous it was, but it’s issues completely ruined anything that could be remotely enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Violence, Stalking, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault