Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Born, Darkly by Trisha Wolfe

7 reviews

abbyreadsbigbooks123's review against another edition

1.0

No just no

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical content, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Child death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicide attempt, Bullying, Car accident, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, and Murder

jazzcone's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Blood, Body horror, Car accident, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Gun violence, Torture, Vomit, Mental illness, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Grief, Violence, Self harm, and Sexual assault

annagerman's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

4.0

Such a fun thrilling sexy ride!
Dexter meets Hanibal meets Joker and Harley Quinn.
Under a different name (and different characters names LOL London Noble is a sexy-librarian-type stripper name if I've ever heard one) this could be your run-of-the-mill erotic thriller, and a decent one at that.

The writing was surprisingly good, a bit too wordsy at times.
The psychobabble was a bit much, with many inaccuratly used terms. And some of the reveals were a little too convinient. But I willing to suspend my disbelief, bravery this was just too damn fun. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gore, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Torture, Gaslighting, Violence, Murder, Blood, Confinement, Death, and Child abuse

theartistreader's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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? Yes

5.0

One sitting. That's how quick I read this book. I am obsessed! This book is so dark and, even though I'm going to sound a bit psychotic myself here, the characters are surprisingly relatable, which is something that isn't always present withing romance books. I've got a feeling this book is going to leave me with a massive book hangover. But now I need more serial killer recs! Book 2, here I come.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual violence, Stalking, Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Violence, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Toxic relationship, Car accident, and Death of parent

xoxandiexo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Torture, Body horror, Child abuse, Mental illness, Self harm, Murder, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

monicaaaaa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Body horror, Confinement, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Torture, Blood, Physical abuse, Self harm, Violence, Vomit, and Child abuse

Minor: Pedophilia

ohmydemigod's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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

My heart lies in dark book like this where the “bad guys” win. This book was downright wild and fun. I loved to see the breakdown of renowned psychiatrist London and the mischievous ways of serial killer Grayson.

I simply didn’t want to put this book down once I began, in a similar way as the Mindf*ck series. I’d also describe this as a combination between Dexter, Criminal Minds, and Hannibal. I would highly recommend if you’re looking for a dark psychological thriller & romance!

I would advise looking into any content warnings before reading this book. Some that I’ve noted (but not a complete list): descriptive gore, kidnapping (mentioned), physical abuse, psychological torture, pedophilia (mentioned).

Note: Grayson and London are toxic people who are even worse when together, and I acknowledge that. However, I still adored seeing their darkness intermingle and I laughed at the wild nature of their relationship.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Toxic relationship, and Torture

Moderate: Blood, Car accident, and Mental illness

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Sexism, Pedophilia, and Misogyny