Reviews tagging 'Sexual violence'

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208 reviews

naza16's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective 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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Sexual assault, and Sexual content

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Grief, Death of parent, and Abandonment

Minor: Cancer, Drug use, and Sexual violence

lex_mags's review

adventurous dark emotional tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, and Abandonment

Moderate: Child abuse

bf9288's review

challenging dark medium-paced

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

2.0

I decided to give this book a try because I really liked Birthday Girl. Honestly this book was not my cup of tea. Most of the book had me feeling like “what the actual hell”.  I would describe this as bullying to lovers and I’m not with that. Kaleb was not nice to Tiernan at all. He spit on her and everything . there are so many things wrong with this book.  Please check the triggers. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

millibraithwaite's review

dark emotional mysterious tense 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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

chaosdemonmonster's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

2.0

Sex scenes were hot but the forbidden romance was not my thing and the fact she was still in high school is def not my thing. I'm fine with she gaps but cousins/family, even non blood relatives, is just... No thanks. And find a different reason for the girl to be there other than she needed a guardian cuz she wasn't 18 yet at the start of the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Cancer

avelyn's review

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

1.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Death of parent, and Sexual harassment

kariahkincaid's review

emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent

alireads's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Sexual harassment

imkedogger's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual violence, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment

Minor: Animal death, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

kendralyris's review

dark medium-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

1.5

I finished it, so there’s that. The writing is reasonable and the pacing is not bad, but it’s trauma porn and the mountain of content warnings are probably enough, like probably you can just read the content warnings and not miss anything significant. 

The main character is an underage girl already dealing with grief and trauma when her long lost family takes her in and proceeds to pass her around, sexually. The eventual love interest is the sexually depraved, mute, and traumatized cousin of the main character, the last of her three family members to have sex with her. There is very little redeeming about any of the characters and the MC’s arc can me summed up as Stockholm syndrome.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting