Reviews tagging 'Car accident'

God of Malice by Rina Kent

28 reviews

tianelotter's review against another edition

dark 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

2.0

So many characters to keep up with. I don’t know if I can get over the fact that Killian SA’s her over and over. I should probably give this a lower rating. Puked during the epilogue and the “my monster” parts. How is every man we meet the “most powerful”. What a buildup over the fake dead friend to be resolved in a few lines. I also love how Ava, Annika and Cece (I think that’s their names) just disappears after a few chapters. Also the my lord guy is super annoying nothing he says makes sense. I also think this book goes above just being “dark” and the writer uses shock value.  I also think people who say “if you think this is dark you should read …” should reevaluate their position on these types of books and how being desensitised against SA contributes to gender based violence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Rape, Sexual assault, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

luna_lovelace's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

3.5

⚠️Please take the trigger warnings seriously, no book is worth it. ⚠️

The author of the book did an excellent job in portraying the character of Killian as a psychopath, which was evident from the start of the book. The author's writing skills deserve appreciation for selling it so well. 

However, there was a plot twist involving Devlin that left me furious.

After going through so much heartache over Devlin, Glyndon did not deserve to find out that he was not even dead.

The book had many characters, which made it a bit confusing to keep track of them all. Thankfully, the book came with a family chart, which helped me follow the plot. 

Overall, the book had enough plot and character development, making it a bearable read. However, the book could have been shorter than its 400 pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Sexual content, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Physical abuse, Blood, Cursing, Grief, and Bullying

renfyre's review against another edition

I can enjoy some pretty dark stuff that makes you have to suspend your feminism to enjoy it.  And the author's forward doesn't obscure anything about what's in the book. She says plainly this is a morally black MMC and the TWs include non con. So i cant complain that i was curious anyways and that's what i found. Dead dove - don't eat, and all that. 

But badly written dark stuff? The grammar is atrocious so that on every page there is some awkward line that doesn't technically mean what she clearly means to say. Where are her editors? The info dumping and absurd way people talk/ text to each other is beyond what i can stomach. Such overdramatic wattpad prose. These characters are young college students. So 18,19,20 years old. And I'm sorry but I know what 19 year Olds look like. I can't take any of this seriously. It's all so over the top with the secret societies and rival universities. But also it's USA vs. UK! And the Russian mob! And and and. 

And while yes, Dead dove - don't eat. I am loath to see that dark romance, at least for fans of this series and its like, means romanticizing and sexualizing rape. Like on the page, no ambiguity about it, violent rape. With force and crying and threats of death if the FMC doesn't comply. And to use the whole "of well her body reacted to it so she secretly wants it" line of argument is just sick and frankly dangerous. Call me a prude, but I'm not turned on by

women shaking and crying while they're face fucked against their will on pain of being either anally raped or being thrown off a cliff or both. 

Taking all of this author's books off my TBR and avoiding all romance recs from anyone who recommends them in the future.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Sexual assault, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Car accident

bookdragong24's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Violence, Cursing, Mental illness, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Grief

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Torture

Minor: Murder, Alcohol, and Car accident

zoeblair's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Sexual assault, Rape, and Sexual content

Moderate: Car accident

This is a very dark, bully romance. Please read the trigger warnings before you read this book. The couple ends up together and there is very little redemption for the actions taken by the MMC. Proceed with caution. It's a great book, just be aware of the triggers going in.

ephemeral_remi's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Blood, Drug use, Alcohol, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Gore, Toxic friendship, Torture, Cursing, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Murder, Abandonment, Addiction, Car accident, Confinement, Death, Grief, Violence, Suicide attempt, Stalking, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

cait_0310's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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

Graphic: Murder, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Blood, Body horror, Gore, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Medical trauma, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Suicide, Car accident, Gore, Death, Drug use, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Body horror, Blood, Murder, Suicide attempt, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, and Violence

ali_k0's review against another edition

challenging dark funny medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Death, Suicide, Sexual content, Mental illness, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Blood, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

zc2's review

challenging dark emotional funny lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

It’s okay for dark romance but as far as stabby stabby goes there wasn’t enough gore in my personal opinion 😅. Anywho the plot was good. Too many characters to keep up with. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Kidnapping, Gore, Gaslighting, Drug abuse, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Toxic relationship, War, Suicide attempt, Panic attacks/disorders, Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Car accident, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Dysphoria, Torture, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Addiction, and Animal death

adub345's review against another edition

Even with the content warning from the author I thought I would try this. Not my cup of tea. I've struggled with morally black characters before, so I'm not surprised. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Death, Car accident, Suicide, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault