Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Credence by Penelope Douglas

43 reviews

tierraskye's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Sexual violence, Suicide, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Incest, Death of parent, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Rape, Animal death, Confinement, and Toxic relationship

chaptermaggot's review

challenging dark 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

TLDR: Sheltered, almost-18 year old woman, newly orphaned by neglectful parents, must move in with estranged "Step Uncle" and his 2 sons. Grooming, cringe, verbal abuse, SA, ick and all other flavors of unseemly circumstances ensue. Young woman, ultimately failed by every adult in her life, almost ends up ok but in the end, understandably based on circumstances, chooses poorly for herself after all. The end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Grief, Violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual content, and Misogyny

Moderate: Bullying, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Suicide, Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, and Mental illness

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Confinement

shellbycox's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gun violence, Sexual content, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Alcoholism, Animal death, Fire/Fire injury, Animal cruelty, Blood, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Death of parent

pippamillerxoxo_'s review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Death of parent, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Alcohol, Gaslighting, Blood, and Grief

yoshi_4's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

illegal, if i didn’t buy this 2 years ago, i would have never read it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Animal death, Abandonment, Addiction, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Death of parent, Violence, Incest, and Sexual content

Minor: Drug use and Pedophilia

nicolaj1994's review

challenging dark emotional 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual violence, Suicide, Cursing, Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Sexism, Sexual assault, Misogyny, Death of parent, and Incest

Moderate: Child abuse, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Pregnancy, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, and Addiction

annabananadel's review against another edition

dark sad slow-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

0.5

“Avoiding the bad means you risk avoiding the good, too, and I’d rather be hurt than never not feel this.”

This is it. I think I’m done with anything incest-related stories. There’s too many trigger warnings for this book. I should have checked it first before buying the audiobook. Why don’t I ever DNF books? I was already so done with this story just a third done. I could have but didn’t and that’s on me already. 

This book has so many red flags, I don’t know why it has its mid-rating, where in fact, it should have been rated much less. I’ve read some of the 5 stars review of this book and I still can’t understand where they were coming from. Every chapter or major event, I question what the fuck has been happening and more and more I’m just being confused. As soon as I’ve felt the lead having an inkling towards her own uncle, I wanted to stop so badly. How I still finished this book is beyond me and I’ll forever question this decision all my life. If I can unread one book, this might be it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Sexual content

Moderate: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual assault

Minor: Gun violence

mokelly18's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Gun violence, Violence, Sexual content, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Addiction, Pregnancy, and Suicide attempt

jess_thefacts's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Sexual violence, Violence, Incest, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Gun 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