Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

God of Malice by Rina Kent

186 reviews

sbloombe's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 14%

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I can’t do it. Thought maybe I was just tired but I gave it over two hours and I don’t have any sense of the characters, no idea where the plot was going, and I just don’t care. Why is this book so hyped??

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt

Moderate: Death

xabbeylongx's review against another edition

4.75

dark funny mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Drug use, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Stalking, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Panic attacks/disorders, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping

Minor: Car accident

miley_01's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts

cubmom773's review against another edition

3.0

dark fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The first half of the book was hard for me to get through. A lot was difficult for me to listen to. It was a 2 star book until the last few chapters. I felt like it redeemed itself somewhat and even made the first part of the book understandable as far as how bad it was. Kinda like you gotta have the bad days to appreciate the good days.

You have to understand how screwed up the MMC is to see how much he loves her.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence

laura_dewitt's review against another edition

3.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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The audiobook is done in dual style.  
This is a bully romance with an angry MMC who will inflict pain on everyone, including the FMC. In the first chapter, she is visiting the cliff where her friend took their own life, and the MMC sexually assaulted her. That is the theme of the entire book.

Read at your own risk.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide

aimeejune's review against another edition

4.0

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Given the way this book shockingly started, it wasn’t the worst thing I’ve ever read. But it certainly left me feeling uncomfortable throughout.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

ezismythical's review against another edition

2.5

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I really need to stop trying to read bully/abuser romances. These are just not for me. 

It's fine I guess, if that's what you're into, but I am for sure not.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence

Moderate: Mental illness

reading_bubbles's review against another edition

3.25

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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At first I was like- will I like this? 
Then I asked - do I kinda like this? 
Then I had a weird existential crisis 
Then it just got a little too much for me. 
So give it a try-maybe you’ll like it, maybe you’ll have a crisis…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence

bkreifers's review against another edition

0.25

dark

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Did y’all not read the same book I did? 

This book glorifies rape and SA and should not even be considered a “dark romance” - there is nothing romantic about it. 

Not only is the main plot line SA every other page, the story is awful, the writing is redundant, and the characters are annoying. Why a publisher thought it was a good idea to put this book out into the world (warning notice be damned) is emotionally abusive to all readers. 

Rina, (and frankly, all the readers who gave a favorable review) are you ok??? Blink twice if you need help. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment

kayla_danielson's review against another edition

1.0

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief