Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Risk by S.T. Abby

91 reviews

annnikashr's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Torture, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content, Rape, and Physical abuse

nasya_4567's review

adventurous dark emotional informative tense fast-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

4.5

I love this… I love the whole plot and the idea of a

killer dating the FBI agent trying to track them down,

cause that means every moment is a tense one. 

Weirdly enough all the killing scenes are very empowering 💀

I really love Lana and Logan, they are so baby gorl. All the spicy scenes are perfect, they are not overwhelming and are in moderation making them seem real and “natural”. It also makes them more impactful. I also like how they only have a spicy scene if it furthers the story so that’s amazing! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Blood, Physical abuse, Body horror, and Death

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gore, Rape, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Gaslighting, and Death of parent

bookwormneedsbooks's review

dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Murder, Cursing, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Rape, Blood, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, and Physical abuse

devinplaas's review

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.0

It is essentially an more gruesome episode of Criminal Minds. I think it’s going for shock value, which is not my thing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, and Violence

poppyfox22's review

dark funny 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? No

5.0

FBI profiler falls in love with a serial killer. Seems like a recipe for disaster but they work so well together! And Lana isn't your average psycho, she was made that way by her terrible post. The characters are funny and relatable. The book is dark but not graphic. There are a few spicy scenes but minimal description and mostly fade to black. There are a few "criminal minds" type scenes but more prime-time television instead of HBO description. Overall a fabulous book and I can't wait to read book two.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Homophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Murder, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Rape, Torture, Bullying, Vomit, Hate crime, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

michellek's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

I don’t love the writing style, but the story is very captivating. I read it in 2 days. (I do think it is Criminal Minds fanfiction, or was so originally.) The dialogue feels very fanfiction, but I already know I’m going to keep reading this series! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Mental illness, Sexual content, Homophobia, Murder, Vomit, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, Sexual violence, Rape, Death of parent, Gore, and Violence

shantyreads's review

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Death, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Homophobia, Murder, and Rape

Minor: Death of parent, Child death, and Death

tkh1995's review

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Physical abuse, Blood, Body horror, Death, and Murder

wickedgrumpy's review

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I'm conflicted.  This legitimately reads like some Criminal Minds fanfiction.  It's not particularly well written, but it is engaging.  I plan to read the second in the series, because it's compelling and ended on a cliffhanger.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Domestic abuse, Excrement, Grief, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Vomit, Blood, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Car accident, Confinement, Death of parent, Gore, Kidnapping, Rape, Death, Homophobia, Sexual assault, and Violence

kendallllllll's review

challenging dark tense

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Rape, Blood, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Torture, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Gore, and Death