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Credence by Penelope Douglas

69 reviews

savannah_faith's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad tense fast-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

5.0

A 5 star rating for Credence, can we get a round of applause for Penelope Douglas? Because wow, just wow am I speechless after finishing this book. I went into Credence knowing some but not all about this book. I knew the relationship of the characters and that there were some questionable actions happening between them, I just never would’ve expected to love it so much. The overwhelming way I instantly connected to the emotional struggles of the FMC, I wanted to put the book down and never pick it up again but it continued to call me and read it. So I gave in to the temptation and stayed up till 4/5am just trying to read as much as I could. Feeling every emotion Tiernan felt throughout the whole book, placing myself in her shoes, in her story, just to escape from mine. I cried, I laughed, and I loved all through this fictional girl who probably saved my life tonight. Waiting till the day I find my Kaleb. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Blood, Grief, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, and Emotional abuse

alaynacp's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious 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

3.0

I’m not sure how I feel about this book. I only read it because of BookTok. It was interesting to say the least. 

A lot of things bothered me such as the very toxic relationships she has with all of them. I wasn’t too fond of her relationship with Jake. I’m still not sure why she was in love with Kaleb. Especially after he treated her the way he did. I didn’t enjoy the small amount of sexual violence. The spicy parts were very well written but I didn’t enjoy the actual story it was telling. To be honest, I’m not actually sure what the story was supposed to be about other than this young girl and her reverse haram.

All that being said, I think if you love dark romance, this is the perfect book for you. Others, proceed at your own risk.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual content

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Animal death, Blood, Sexism, Death, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Violence, Grief, and Misogyny

Minor: Violence, Drug abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Addiction, Child abuse, Confinement, Pregnancy, and Gun violence

kiittycatt's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, Abandonment, Blood, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Death of parent, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Rape, Incest, Cursing, Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Addiction, Panic attacks/disorders, Alcoholism, and Fire/Fire injury

katierosecrane's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

This book is highly suggested. I can see why the beginning is very intriguing, however I wasn't a fan of the last quarter of the book. The characters I have mixed feelings about. I will credit it with being different from regular hopeful "romance" books. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Incest, Medical content, Blood, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, and Death of parent

kotashomelibrary'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Abandonment, and Infidelity

Moderate: Violence, Death, Pregnancy, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Gun violence and Incest

booksofautumn's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Blood, Child abuse, Grief, Violence, Abandonment, Classism, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Drug use, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Addiction, and Alcohol

sienasummerrreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Well, what a wild ride I say. It was going well for most of this book until there was a turning point in why she choose a particular love interest in the end. I did enjoy the book don’t get me wrong just the actions of one character lashing out made me struggle for the last 100 pages of the book I didn’t feel anything for them. I also found it didn’t have much of a plot. The plot mainly revolves around the FMC. My order of choice would be Jake, Noah then Kaleb personally for me. The spice, tension and angst were fantastic though and I enjoyed the intimate emotional moments. Just wished it played out a little differently. 

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🔹Taboo Romance

🔹Cabin In The Woods 

🔹Living Off The Land Vibes

🔹Snowed In For The Winter

🔹Tension & Angst 

🔹MFM & Age Gap Scenes 

Genre/Type: Taboo Romance 18+

APK: Physical / Audiobook

Pages: 470

Rating: 🌟🌟🌟

Spice: 🌶️🌶️.5

Series or Stand Alone: Stand Alone 

Tropes or Themes: Taboo, Step Family, Forced Proximity, Small Town, Age Gap, Mute MC, Death, Grief & Spice

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Pregnancy, Death, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, and Blood

sizzlesteaks's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Rape, Adult/minor relationship, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, and Incest

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Suicide, and Abandonment

Minor: Addiction, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

adamstristan's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.75

this was cray. would’ve given it 5 stars but there were a few times where i was a bit uncomfy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Death, and Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Sexual violence, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cancer, Vomit, and Animal death

aakriti_sharma's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

3.0

Okay to start with..I really liked the cover of this book...and the volours used..its really soothing..and as far as the book goes...it was a challenging read for me...I mean it kept me engaged till the end...this is my 3rd Penelope Douglas book back to back and I would say her writing is amazing..even if you don't like the plot that much or it is predictable..you are hooked till the end..that's a huge accomplishment for an author...but it wasn't that good..I think it is the most steamy book I have read in this year till now...
I really struggled to imagine the character of Kaleb...like Noah, Jake and Tiernan was pretty easy..but Kaleb..nope I didn't find it easy to imagine her...

maybe beacuse he didn't have that much of role but suddenly becomes the main focus

..so yeah it was good but not that much..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, Medical trauma, Rape, Gun violence, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual harassment