Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Credence by Penelope Douglas

298 reviews

aliceguerrieri's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Death of parent, Animal death, Blood, Domestic abuse, Incest, and Emotional abuse

ines2914's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

2.0

WTF

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Death of parent and Emotional abuse

erikashoedoe's review against another edition

dark relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault

emmabemba's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I hated this book. It has all the things I didn’t like in a book especially when it’s dark romance. All the MC are red flags like the worst of them. They’re extra possessive and manipulate Tiernan all along the book.

I’m not going to lie: I didn’t like who she ended with because he’s an abuser and he’s violent. Even if the other son isn’t violent, he still blackmailed her 😤

⚠️ Huge disclaimer: sexual assault, violent scenes and also detailed sexual scenes are present in the book. So it can be pretty triggering ⚠️

But why am I giving 3 stars to this book? Because I felt for Tiernan. She had a terrible childhood and her parents didn’t love her through her teenage years. They loved each other and let Nannies take care of her 🥺 I cried while reading some scenes because she didn’t deserve it and I love her growth and evolution throughout the book 🥹🥹 she got more confident, spoke more and knew what she wanted. Her and Penelope’s writing made me put a 4 ⭐️.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

clindsey73'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Animal death, Grief, Misogyny, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Cursing, Mental illness, Abandonment, Blood, Confinement, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

caseadiiia's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

4.5

After reading 3 or 4 of Penelope Douglas' books is was actually the first one that I actually enjoyed. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault

geh91's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Ableism, Cancer, Cursing, Abandonment, Incest, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Stalking, Suicide attempt, and Violence

lafillesversion's review against another edition

SA of the FMC by MMC fully on page. While the author does list sexual violence and dubious consent on the trigger warnings, I find a major disconnect here. I would prefer to know explicitly that this was happening to the FMC by an MMC.

(Especially looking at further chapters to know this is the MMC that she ends up staying with.)

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault

ashburttt's review

medium-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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual assault, Incest, Sexual content, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Drug use, and Addiction

cheyenniiee's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

3.0

I would not recommend this book to everyone. It’s not written terribly but it’s VERY problematic. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Sexual assault