Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Credence by Penelope Douglas

379 reviews

mproper1's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

I have never felt compelled to leave a review for a book until now. I was nervous to read this book after seeing such mixed reviews about its content. I recently discovered Penelope Douglas and made quick work of both Punk 57 (which I liked) and Birthday Girl (which I loved). Credence was definitely not an easy read due to the heavy topics and taboo relationships, but I couldn’t put this book down!! It was emotional and dark and intense and quite honestly one of the most heartfelt and genuine romances I’ve ever read. This story provides an emotionally raw visual of loving fiercely and unapologetically.

I would not recommend someone read this without reading the content warnings first!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Emotional abuse, and Blood

Minor: Drug abuse, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Abandonment, Addiction, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

rshelton's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Alcohol, Mental illness, Death of parent, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Addiction, Blood, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, and Suicide

gigi43's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Incest, Death of parent, Rape, and Suicide

joclousing's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Alcoholism, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, and Pregnancy

carleymorgen26's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Cursing, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Blood, and Grief

berlinish's review against another edition

the whole concept was gross and borderline incest IMO.  the reverse harem is a popular trope in romance novels, but this was literally with her cousins and uncle.  the opposition will double down on the "step" cousins and "step" uncle factor, but to me - still incredibly uncomfortable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Death of parent and Incest

Minor: Sexual assault

grimisconfused's review against another edition

I went into this knowing it was a semi-incestuous reverse harem, and I figured it would be interesting to read because I have a fascination with morbid topics. This, however, feels pedofilic. Like genuinely it wasn’t even interesting in a fantastical way; it was just gross and uncomfortable.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Violence

Moderate: Death of parent

stellaphent's review against another edition

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Adult/minor relationship

Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, and Incest

samantha914's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Death of parent, Incest, Pregnancy, and Adult/minor relationship

lucygalvin's review against another edition

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship