Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Once You're Mine by Morgan Bridges

7 reviews

kristanjenkins's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Medical trauma, Murder, Stalking, Death of parent, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Grief, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Death, Medical trauma, Murder, Sexual content, Drug abuse, Rape, and Torture

zapndoubletap's review

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Death, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

Moderate: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Torture, Gore, Blood, Death of parent, Stalking, and Physical abuse

Minor: Drug use and Sexual assault

mystic_mochi's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Torture, Murder, Blood, Cursing, and Violence

rza1002's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Torture, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Cursing, Grief, Rape, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Sexual violence

Minor: Kidnapping, Gun violence, and Blood

samflowerv6's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

okay this was a million times yes book for me. Was it the best book ever? No. But did I love it and have so much fun? Fuck yeah. Dark romance is my guilty pleasure! Hayden and Calista have my heart. Even though he’s crazy, I loved it. one of my favorite micro-tropes is a couple being both obsessed with each other. At first I honestly died laughing but overall loved the whole vibe. Honestly I’d love a Hayden, no shame (maybe a little). I WILL BE READING THE NEXT BOOK, huge cliffhanger btww *im still kicking my feet and giggling* this is for my girls who love their crazy book boyfriends, as do I.

“She is mine. My reason for feeling alive. My reason for feeling enraged. My reason for feeling anything at all.”

“If I give myself to you—” “When,” he interjects. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

kotashomelibrary's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Cursing, and Drug use

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, Rape, and Kidnapping

noellelovesbooks's review

3.75

 Content Warnings: sexual content, stalking, murder, torture, violence, blood, grief, loss of body autonomy, and gore.
Mention of: being roofied, drug addiction, loss of a parent, and rape.

I saw some snippets of this book on Booktok and was intrigued.

There are definitely elements that you need to not look to closely at or you'll be rolling your eyes. Like how she never once suspects he's her stalker...even though he always knows where she is...like really? When you met him you didn't have a cell phone or social media...so how does he know exactly where you are? And really you aren't extremely concerned about the level of public violence he commits in your name?

Now if you don't look too closely at those aspects you'll be just fine 😅

This man is a walking red flag with neon flashing lights...and yet...I still swooned at the way he talks about her...

Example 1:
"She’s not only gotten under my skin but inside my blood. A person can’t survive without it, without that life force. She is mine. My reason for feeling alive. My reason for feeling enraged. My reason for feeling anything at all."

Example 2:
"you're in my blood, Callie. Underneath my skin. No matter how hard I try, I can't cut you out without killing myself in the process.”

Example 3:
"I’ll never leave you. Not in this life or whatever comes after. You are mine. And I will burn this world to fucking ashes before I let anything take you from me. Or me from you.”

Look is he a killer? Yes. Has he stalked her? Yes. Is he hiding secrets that can/will tear them apart? Also, yes. And yet...this book still had me swooning over his feelings for her 🤭

This book does end on a cliffhanger that requires you to immediately pick up book two. I can't wait to dive in and see what happens next and just how their relationship can become an HEA. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Stalking, Violence, Sexual content, Gore, Grief, Murder, and Torture

Minor: Rape, Drug use, and Drug abuse