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Credence by Penelope Douglas

201 reviews

bookedwithlex's review

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2.0

honestly had to push through reading this only because I knew how it ended and I needed to know how it happened. the ending isn't really worth the trauma those books caused me. 

page 1 to 200 : nothing really happens. Tiernan learns how to live on a farm and tending to a household in the middle of nowhere in winter. [barn keeping, hunting, fishing, etc] 

200 to 350 : hell breaks loose. literally. a fire, some sexual content [bordeline assault tbh], fights, anger issues, isolation for long period of time. 

350 to 470 : we learn what happened to Kaleb and why he's the way he is. Jake finds the person he needs and Noah realizes racing his the love of his life. 

the 2 last chapters are cute but do not counter balance the darkness in the rest of the book. 

the first 200 pages were useless, my friend who was reading the book picked up where I was so we could read together and she said that she understood everything. 

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katebrownreads's review against another edition

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3.0

3⭐️ strictly for the entertainment value

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despicable_knee's review

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challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0


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sizzlesteaks's review

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challenging dark tense medium-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

1.75


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mmorevna's review

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dark emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • 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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adamstristan's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.75

this was cray. would’ve given it 5 stars but there were a few times where i was a bit uncomfy 

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aakriti_sharma's review

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challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

3.0

Okay to start with..I really liked the cover of this book...and the volours used..its really soothing..and as far as the book goes...it was a challenging read for me...I mean it kept me engaged till the end...this is my 3rd Penelope Douglas book back to back and I would say her writing is amazing..even if you don't like the plot that much or it is predictable..you are hooked till the end..that's a huge accomplishment for an author...but it wasn't that good..I think it is the most steamy book I have read in this year till now...
I really struggled to imagine the character of Kaleb...like Noah, Jake and Tiernan was pretty easy..but Kaleb..nope I didn't find it easy to imagine her...
maybe beacuse he didn't have that much of role but suddenly becomes the main focus
..so yeah it was good but not that much..

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aublyn105's review

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

<spoilers>   4/5 stars

as a woman, i am disappointed in myself that i really enjoyed this book. my feminism is just so far out of the window at this point.
not going to lie, i was rooting for jake through most of it. noah wasn't it for me and he was my least favorite. i did like how 'mysterious' kaleb was so i was excited she finally spent a lot of time with him.
towards the end though, i didn't like the time jumps. i was excited to find out how noah and jake reacted to kaleb speaking again, and their reaction to tiernan and kaleb getting into a relationship. that would've made the book better; in my opinion.
nonetheless, i think it was very good and fun overall. the writing was giving very much wattpad, but that's okay. that's what made it extremely addicting:) 

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gabrielle_d20's review

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

2.0


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sarahjxde's review

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dark fast-paced

2.0


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