Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Risk by S.T. Abby

90 reviews

teryncohoon's review

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Torture, Car accident, Grief, Rape, Sexual assault, and Body horror

shecht's review

dark fast-paced

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

3.0

This was a decent dark romance.  It was a quick read and I enjoyed the plot overall.  I would say there is some gore, it's a little intense/twisted at times.  I would give it...maybe 2 chili peppers for spice/smut.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Police brutality, Murder, Sexual violence, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Rape, Blood, Torture, Physical abuse, Violence, Medical trauma, and Death

hugsy85's review

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

Make sure to read trigger warnings prior to starting. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, Blood, Physical abuse, Rape, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Child death, Death, Murder, and Misogyny

Moderate: Gaslighting and Gore

lilithkduat's review

dark fast-paced

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

2.75

Not dark enough for my tastes. And I don't even like dark romance!

I might continue with the series. Might not. We shall see.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Rape, and Physical abuse

ellaticonstellation's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This novel is disturbing. It broke me that Lana had to experience horrible things in her life. Plus the death of her brother is so sad. Her mind is super dark and her humor even darker. Agent Logan Bennet might be a great FBI profiler, but when it comes to his romantic interests, he is blind because of her charms. Damn, he will kick himself later when he finds out and I’m here for it. The twisted serial killing/revenge had me on the edge of my seat. Thank you, S. T. Abby, for this. No wonder your pen name is STABBY, lol. This is a great start to the series.💕

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Rape, Sexual violence, Stalking, Confinement, Physical abuse, Cursing, Gaslighting, Violence, and Death

natashareadsbooks's review

dark funny fast-paced

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

5.0

Oh my goodness. Why did I wait so long to pick up this series? 

I love CM Owens Wild Ones series, & I love the Dark Side series by her pen name Kristy Cumning- but I have been hesitant to read this series for years now. 

But I loved it. 

The Risk follows Lana, a girl who is out seeking revenge on all those who have left her for dead. The ones she is after never sees her coming until it's too late. And Logan, the guy she may be falling for- who also just happens to be an FBI agent. 

I love Lana. She may have went through hell when she was younger, but she's back stronger then ever & out seeking revenge on those who have wronged her. 

And I loved this book. I can't believe I have put off reading it for so long. They are short, quick reads but sooo good, and are perfect fall reads. It's the perfect combination of dark but fun.. And I cannot wait to read the next one to find out what happens next. 
5⭐ out of 5⭐. 
2🌶️ out of 5🌶️ - a couple scenes in some detail. 

Tropes: 
→ dark romance 
→ contemporary romance
→ serial killer h, x FBI H
→ forbidden romance 
→ revenge 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Homophobia, Torture, Violence, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Gore, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Cursing, Death, and Rape

melani_e4's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

I’m making this review waaaay to long after I finished this series BUT the main reason why I recommend this is the fact that when you’re reading it you feel like you’re reading one book and not 5, and even now I genuinely cannot tell you when one book ended and when another started and I swear that I remember the whole story (not word for word obviously). The only thing that i didn’t completely like was the ending *******SPOILER****** I feel like the guy was forgiven waaayyy too quickly, like there wasn’t almost any groveling from him and that frustrated me *********END OF SPOILER******** but aside from that everything else was great. I’m gonna copy and put this review in every book from this series :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Violence, and Sexual content

The warnings are the same for every book

lordlorcanlochanreads's review against another edition

dark fast-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? It's complicated

2.5

This was just too heavy for me. Be sure to check tw’s before reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Hate crime, Murder, Violence, Death, Gore, Physical abuse, Torture, and Vomit

deziree2122's review

dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Hate crime

Moderate: Blood, Sexual content, Murder, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Rape, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Bullying, Grief, Car accident, Vomit, Death of parent, and Cursing

pinkcashew's review

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

This will serve as my review for the entire series, FYI.

ONE OF THE BOOKS THAT ONCE YOU PICK UP YOU'LL NEVER GET, I MEAN, NEVER WANT TO PUT DOWN. 

At first, I am very very hesitant to read it because of the cover but man, ay yayay

I cannot get over how amazingly written this book is. The author's ability to build suspense and keep me guessing until the very end is genuinely remarkable. 

 The story had me on the edge of my seat and so eager to know it all. It's such a gruesome, graphic read that I cried and cried because I felt so angry. I didn't know I could feel my heart stripped of sadness and rage all at once. 

This is one of the books I will never get tired of recommending. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Body horror, Car accident, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Cursing, and Death