Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

The Kiss Thief by L.J. Shen

14 reviews

spectacles_and_books's review against another edition

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So, I've discovered that Mafia Romance is not for me. The character motivations are just all over the place and I don't think I've ever read a MMC so toxic. I can forgive the MFC for being a naive (she is an actual teenager) but her internal monologues are problematic for me. It's a nope.

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heloise_lifeinbooks's review

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1. The male lead is in general a huge asshole with no redeeming qualities
2. The age gap is creepy instead of sexy
3. The first scene that they’re in bed,  he humiliates her, degrades her, and hurts her over a misunderstanding, and him feeling bad about it after doesn’t make it ok when it was practically SA and the age gap+arranged marriage makes it feel like child trafficking. 
4. My first experience with dark romance, and in conclusion it might not be the genre for me. I found this pretty sick and I wanted most of the characters to die by 40%. I found that to be an unlikely ending so I gave up. 

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linnea_tornblom's review

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • 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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only_mer's review

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dark funny tense fast-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

3.75

I loved it but the MMC is sometimes red flaggish. I just pretended like I was blind 

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emilynied's review

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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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rainbow_bookish_owl's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional hopeful lighthearted 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

3.0


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kg8909's review

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

1.25


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sofmar917's review

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

4.0


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constancely's review

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dark 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? N/A
Disgusting and seriously concerning. This shouldn't be a romance, but a drama.

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tiniest_spider's review against another edition

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dark emotional fast-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? Yes

3.75


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