Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Credence by Penelope Douglas

181 reviews

cyrusk12's review

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

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

jax00's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

1.75

I understand that they're not related and she didn't grow up with them. But she's still a minor for half the book. Also why did Kaleb suddenly learn to speak. There should have been a slow increase. I would have enjoyed it if it was a college level main character and they were neighbors of her uncle. 

And why the two brothers at once?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Sexual violence and Violence

hannahlee98's review

challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

peppyb's review

dark 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

🤡 the tomfoolery from these characters 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Pedophilia

laura_rheads_too_much's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual violence

So while the relationships in this book aren’t technically incestuous they tread a fine line.

paigeknitstoo's review

dark tense 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, and Death of parent

christinaj1021's review

dark slow-paced

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

1.75

Credence seems thrilling enough in it's premise: a young woman (18) loses her parents that never really showed her love, and is forced to move in with her (not blood related) uncle and 2 male cousins in a rugged, isolated cabin in the mountains. And it's very clear from the TW and reviews that this book is not for the faint of heart and deals with taboo topics, so you know what's coming for you.

HOWEVER, I just could not get into how those topics were handled. They were simultaneously always brought up or thought about by the MC, and they WERE things that gave her pause and made her question herself... but it truly felt as though Tiernan just dealt with it by going "Oh well!" and just like... let stuff happen even though she clearly expressed her discomfort or literal physical/emotional pain. And not always in a "that's hot to me though" way.

I just think this book was made for people who REALLY actively search for age-gap/psuedo-incest/abuse. Because it is written in a way that never let's you forget that it's happening. Just constantly, those topics are on every character's mind so that you cannot forget.

I also agree that, for the final love interest,

Kaleb just ain't it. Noah had way more chemistry written in, treated her better, dropped the L word, and even had more physical chemistry than the other two LIs.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Death, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

finnickdeservedbetter's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Confinement, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Gun violence, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Yeah, I'll be honest...the LI is

an abusive rapist

who's unlikable in ever single way. "He

raped

you? Well boo hoo, his mommy didn't love him enough." I like dark and sometimes taboo romance but not the glamorization and romanticization of SA and domestic abuse. This honestly should have just been a dnf but I wanted to give it a full review with a star rating. The .5 is honestly just for the cabin and horses at this point. I was recommended Birthday Girl and this by a friend (I know you're reading this Kenzie) and liked BG a lot so I thought I would like this too. No. Just no. It wasn't even the

full on incest

that bothered me. The problem was the gigantic bag of skid marked gym socks called "Kaleb". He can chew rocks.

davyeyhavock's review against another edition

dark emotional tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Abandonment

stupidcat's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail