Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

God of Pain by Rina Kent

21 reviews

nineinchnails's review

dark emotional sad tense 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

1.5

god where do i start. i came into this prepared for the mediocre writing but somehow the dialogue was even worse in this book than the one before. i can usually push through and it takes a lot for me to DNF a book but this was just unbearable aside from the side characters and i ended up skimming most of it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gun violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death

briochebun's review

dark emotional slow-paced

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

3.25

3.25 out of 5 ☆’s.

“I was always meant to break Annika Volkov. I just didn't know I'd be the one broken instead.”

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I was so excited for this one because I was a big fan of Creighton’s character in the previous book - but there were some things that happened that stopped me from loving it as much as I had hoped. :(

When I first started the series I was hoping that Annika would be a softer character whose strength was displayed in her kindness and understanding of others (but that was a pipe dream because RK seems to be incapable of doing that). I am not a fan of the whole “introverts need to be fixed by extroverts” mentality that was spewed throughout this novel, and Annika making rude comments about Creighton’s reluctance to talk made me dislike her.

Annika could’ve shot Creighton in the shoulder or something to subdue him (since she’s supposed to be a perfect shot) but instead she chose to shoot him in the chest? And then people were surprised when all of his cousins and friends were upset at her because of it? I understand that it hurts to have all of your friends turn against you & I also understand why she chose to save Jeremy (I sympathize with her feelings in that regard) but then — when Creighton acts as though she chose her family instead of him — she seemed surprised that he thought that she was placing her family above him? Which I just? 😵‍💫

I had to trudge through the ending of this book. There was too much going on and too many shifting emotions. 😭

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Suicidal thoughts, and Child abuse

Minor: Animal death

britbrit29's review

dark 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual content, and Mental illness

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury and Infertility

Minor: Animal death

zia_c's review

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

1.0

1 star for my man Adrian Volkov ❤️🥰✨

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Death, Gaslighting, Medical content, and Misogyny

agoraphobic_crawfish's review

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

emilycruz1016's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Medical content, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Blood, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse

hannaspages's review

dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Sexual content, Gore, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Animal death, Death, and Torture

romancebookshelf's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Sexual assault and Child abuse

darknesslighttt's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

5.0

𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝘀: dark, enemies to lovers, grumpy x sunshine, mafia themes, BDSM, possessive hero, dark past, praise kink

𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀: child abuse, suicidal thoughts

HOLLY GUACAMOLE!!

This book took me by surprise! I wouldn't have imagined that Creighton would sneak into my heart and occupay a place there. I was caught off guard by his possessiveness and protectiveness to Anni, but also by his sweet moments. Also, ladies be prepared, because he has a dirty mouth.

Annika is the definition of purple. She is fun, talkative, beautiful, and she builds her own strength with Creighton's help.

The twist in this book are PHENOMENAL, and even if you try to predict what might happen next, they will blow your mind. Some of them left me speechless, but others even made me cry.

Now let's talk about the other characters.

Glyn and Kill didn't really appear in the book that often because "they had business".

Ava still avoids Eli, but she's just as strong as she was in the previous book.

Cecily is still swet and seems innocent but I think she caught someone's attention?? 👀

Brandon is wonderful and a true friend. 

Remi is still very hilarious and made me laugh so often. 

Landon and Eli remained hot, except that I have something to add about Eli. But yes, I still claim that Landon and Eli are mine. 

Eli really took me by surprise in this book. From Creighton's perspective we see another side of Eli, which made me instantly fall in love with him. I devoured every moment he spent with his brother. 

This book is full of action and emotions that will leave you breathless at the end. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse and Suicidal thoughts

laura_rheads_too_much's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Violence, Blood, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Murder, Suicide, and Suicide attempt