Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Credence by Penelope Douglas

78 reviews

kendralyris's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

1.5

I finished it, so there’s that. The writing is reasonable and the pacing is not bad, but it’s trauma porn and the mountain of content warnings are probably enough, like probably you can just read the content warnings and not miss anything significant. 

The main character is an underage girl already dealing with grief and trauma when her long lost family takes her in and proceeds to pass her around, sexually. The eventual love interest is the sexually depraved, mute, and traumatized cousin of the main character, the last of her three family members to have sex with her. There is very little redeeming about any of the characters and the MC’s arc can me summed up as Stockholm syndrome.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Ableism, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Adult/minor relationship, Gaslighting, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Pregnancy, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

northernbooknerd's review against another edition

emotional 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

1.5

I don’t know what the f**k that was…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Incest, Pregnancy, Violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

shepp101's review against another edition

fast-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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

booksbytheglass's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

if they said there’s a taboo romance over that cliff right there, I’d be the first to jump head first 😅

and let me tell you, this book did 👏🏼 not 👏🏼 disappoint! 

there wasn’t as much spice as I would have thought, but when there was a spicy scene, I was ALL IN. my goodness, I absolutely loved tiernan and her new family. 

the tension and the slow burn for tiernan accepting her new reality in her new home while simultaneously dealing with trauma and ✨ feelings ✨ was so excellently written!

I wasn’t a total fan of the ending, but I can definitely overlook that for the rest of the book. I would have liked tiernan’s decision on her life and future to be a little less rushed, BUT WHATEVER.

I just am biased because of my favorite character I think … *cough* uncle jake *cough* 

there are a ton of trigger warnings for abuse, death of a parent, and yes, taboo relationships - so please check them all out before picking this up!! 

rating: 4 stars
wine pairing: san francisco valley rosé

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Death of parent

millercaroline_'s review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

This book was sooooo messed up I can’t believe I kept reading. I started it because it was all over booktok/book stage am and I’m wishing for the time back I spent reading this lol. The main character was really messed up and the guys were so abusive and controlling when the author wanted it to be cute and protective. I literally thought “wtf” so many times throughout reading this. Would not recommend. If you do end up reading this, check trigger warnings. This book deals with sexual assault and was very triggering to me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Incest, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Physical abuse

angrybookworm's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

0.25

This is maybe the worst thing I've ever read. The quality of writing reminds me of wattpad in a really terrible way, the characters are all awful, horrible, disgusting people. I genuinely fear anyone who enjoyed this story or who think any of the events in this book are okay

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual harassment, Incest, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Stalking, Sexism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Pedophilia, Domestic abuse, and Death of parent

mkc_0423's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Rape, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Drug use

hannahlee98's review against another edition

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

aih's review against another edition

The story starts off great but I think this book really needs a trigger warning for attempted rape.

When I came to the point where Tiernan "met" Kaleb for the first time and he immediately tried to rape her a shiver went down my spine. As she repeatedly says no and he doesn't stop, I felt terrible. But the worst part was that in the chapters after that she wishes for him to touch her. That's sick and makes me anrgy. That's also why I dnf'ed this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse and Physical abuse

sezzrah's review against another edition

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, and Emotional abuse