Reviews tagging 'Death'

Credence by Penelope Douglas

65 reviews

zayzay2's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

1.0

read this in 2023 on my way to work and back, read it in such a short amount of time. The writing style was easy to read which made me finish this book quickly which that's why I gave it 1/5, a lot of books slow my reading down due to sale of the writing and the pace but not this one other that I hated it. it was basically a family fucking each other, she started thinking her 'uncle' was hot (they aren't related I think) I still see it as some what incest-y. She was young I think 17 didn't turn 18 and they all had eyes for her already, she kept saying she will be turning 18 soon so it's excuse me ?. They acted like cave men and that was said multiple times due to them living in the woods secluded from everyone else, walking around shirtless and bhave very possive towards like she's property which gave me the ick like how is that hot?.Again she's the youngest and they are sharing her, first uncle, then a threesome with both brothers, then she chooses to be with the worst brother who SA'd her and I just don't like him what so ever. The fact that people consider this romance is wild, what is romance about this?. It's inappropriate as the 'uncle' you should never touch a 17 year old let alone some who calls you 'uncle', she kept calling him uncle while they were getting together and while they were flirting. The man she choose is mute therefore a lot of people excuse he's behaviour by saying he doesn't know how to communicate and he's trauma, I'm sorry just because your mute and traumatised does not mean you get to treat people like shit and SA them no thank you. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Car accident, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Grief, and Sexual assault

keatonmarie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Abandonment, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

sapphyx's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-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

SO BAD

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Incest, Death of parent, Misogyny, and Pedophilia

rosamaria's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

1.5

I hated everything about this book, yet I still read all 470 pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Violence, Incest, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Death, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Child abuse, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Sexism, Misogyny, and Cancer

avery_29's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Grief, Child abuse, Sexual harassment, Cancer, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Suicidal thoughts, Cursing, Death of parent, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Animal death, Bullying, Blood, Death, Emotional abuse, Medical trauma, Medical content, Mental illness, Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

kupomog's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring relaxing 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? It's complicated

5.0

 My first five Star of the year. Brilliant amazing gut-wrenching. A lovely ride.  

I understand a lot of people shy away from this book due to it's semi taboo subject matter but I'm so glad that didn't bother me. 

The characters are vibrant and unique. The story is well planned and so comfortable to fall in to. I read this book in a single day because it sucked me in so fully. I didn't want to put it down. The scene setting is vivid and vibrant, the story is relatable to a degree. There are some heavy topics but there is also a large dose of humor on an adult level and I appreciated that so much. I found myself laughing out loud and talking to no one in particular when certain things happened. By the end of the book I was crying for multiple reasons. 

It was, from start to finish, a journey that you find yourself captivated by. I don't know why I'm surprised I loved Punk 57 and Penelope delivers even better in this book. If I ever start to do rereads (because I don't typically), I will pick up this book. I could see myself enjoying the ride again and again. If you can handle the content, read. this. book. I would definitely give it four out of five chili peppers for spice if that's not your thing then I wouldn't recommend it. Again though, absolutely five stars. Period.

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Medical trauma, Sexual content, Suicide, and Terminal illness

katiekaiser's review against another edition

1.0

Horrible. Don’t read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Incest, Adult/minor relationship, and Rape

Moderate: Death, Abandonment, Death of parent, Child abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Injury/Injury detail

michey2015's review against another edition

adventurous reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

This one was heavy. But I LOVED every second of it. I don’t think there was a time during the 470 pages that I thought parts could be removed. I felt a lot of feelings in this book. Will definitely be a reread!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Death of parent, Toxic relationship, Violence, Alcohol, Animal death, Bullying, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

booksalacarte's review

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

1.0

Credence- 1⭐️ 5🌶️

Contemporary Romance

Taboo Romance

Multi POV 

Small town

Polyamorous FMC

Tw: suicide, parental death, SA, Rape, emotional abuse, physical abuse, pedophilia, predatory behavior, grooming a minor

The start of this book is interesting. A 17yo, raised by her parent’s assistant, looses her narcissist parents to suicide and goes to live with her step uncle in the middle of nowhere… but then the FMC turns 18 and things take a turn that I knew was coming, but by the end I felt like I was reading a train wreck I wanted to just finish and be done with. I think the setting was the only thing I enjoyed about the story. The rest just was a giant red flag. I think I kept reading because I was interested in how the situation could be sustainable enough to be considered a happily ever after.

This… was not the book for me. I don’t enjoy reading about the romantic couples abusing each other. I don’t consider that romance.

All of the characters were sad and depressing. There wasn’t a single person in this book that knew what joy or contentment looked like. Every single person in this book needed interventional therapy. The men were all misogynistic and gross. And once they had their “turn” they basically disappear from the plot . How? What? 

The POV shifts were fine, but the 1 POV from the MMC (who is barely in the book other than SA/R scenes) was written to make his internal monologue sound like an absolute psychopath. 

 This was definitely a “taboo romance”. Although there was not really anything romantic about it. The girl sleeps with her step-uncle and step-cousins, who are supposed to be alpha males, but didn’t get possessive when it came to their own family. Nope. The spice was very disjointed and flipped on and off like a switch. It read more like Stockholm syndrome. The only character that showed her any type of romance was her pedophile step-uncle. 

As if it could get any worse, it was over written. There is more than enough plot with the step-family…. Absolutely no other plot tools were needed to add to the drama. 

Thank you NetGalley and Berkeley Publishing Group for the Advanced eReader Copy of this book in exchange for my honest opinion.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Alcohol, Rape, Sexual content, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Abandonment, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Misogyny, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Grief, and Physical abuse

laurakwiecinski's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death and Death of parent

Minor: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Addiction