Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Pucking Wrong Number by C.R. Jane

32 reviews

sarannareadsbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark tense 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

1.5

The narrators are awesome, as these 2 always are. But the story.... This is a dark romance where the MMC doesn't do anything to redeem himself. He just chains her to his bed and waits for her to give up 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Kidnapping

madhattermommy94's review

This was just bad. It felt like the author tried to mix Haunting Adeline and hockey romance and just came out jumbled. The synopsis had me SO excited and then it just fell flat. Half of the text messages were in bubbles the other half were italicized. He came off as a psychopath whereas she came off as a stupid Bambi. I'm going to jolt at the smallest movement and run away but pressure me into going out with you and then tattooing my name on your dick and I'm in love. It just got too ridiculous.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Drug abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, and Gaslighting

ronnieex's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Stalking, Sexual content, and Abandonment

Moderate: Grief and Toxic relationship

Minor: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment

_thebookishintrovert_'s review

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

1.0

I really wanted to DNF, but I kept reading in the hopes it would get better. Needless to say, it didn’t and this was not for me. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Stalking, and Sexual harassment

taylorbuck's review against another edition

0.25

TW: SA

This is a dark “romance” where the MMC happens to play hockey. There’s no tags or CWs anywhere in sight and it’s very poorly written. There’s a whole host of issues with the book itself but also this author behaves badly. Reporting low reviews and bashing bad reviews. Towards the end of the book she tells in no during a sexual encounter and he continues on. It is not CNC it’s straight up rape. Just because it’s not explicitly physically violent doesn’t make it something else.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Stalking, Sexual violence, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Classism, Gaslighting, Addiction, Domestic abuse, Grief, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, and Rape

I wouldn’t recommend supporting this author

eviek84's review

dark

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

andycob's review

dark 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

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Stalking, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Drug use, Drug abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Misogyny, Child abuse, Rape, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Sexual content

megatza's review

dark emotional fast-paced

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

2.0

Even knowing the CWs for this book, I wasn't totally prepared for *how* dark it got. Stalkers are not my jam, the hockey itself was mediocre, the romance had nothing for me. The author did give the FMC (who was *barely 18*) some personal agency, and there was recognition that she didn't totally feel great falling in love with a hockey player who basically held her captive...so it gets 2⭐️ and not 1⭐️. But oof this book was NOT for me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual harassment, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Addiction and Abandonment

Minor: Vomit

CWs are all listed at the beginning of the book and are very helpful!

lisapparition's review

dark medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Emotional abuse

nlapean's review

dark emotional sad 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

3.75

This book is a walking red flag, but I loved it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Abandonment, Stalking, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Grief, Toxic relationship, Panic attacks/disorders, Confinement, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Cursing, Alcoholism, Drug use, Death of parent, and Addiction