Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Corrupt by Penelope Douglas

16 reviews

dazedndanielle's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

0.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship

Moderate: Rape and Violence

Minor: Forced institutionalization

sabinehunter's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Animal death, Blood, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Violence

ka_ke's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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

2.0

Corrupt is your average run of the mill enemies to lovers plot. Big scary guy falls for seemingly innocent girl he’s known his entire life even if they’re convinced they hate one another, so it’s nothing new. HOWEVER, the spice is like nothing I’ve ever read and makes up for the basic plot! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Bullying, Cursing, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Death, Emotional abuse, Rape, and Toxic relationship

lea_talisa's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The book itself regarding the writing of the story and characters as well as those things itself was good. It just wasn’t for me and though I often enjoy dark romance I just couldn’t get comfortable how they sexualised her fear. I get that spark that comes with a little fear play but I feel like sometimes the female mc was just straight up frightened and I couldn’t get behind how someone would find joy in that or how she could be turned on herself. Also a big point for me is the miscommunication I mean if they would’ve just talked a lot of things would’ve turned out drastically different. In the end it definitely is a good book I simply couldn’t identify with the morals of the characters which made me not being able to enjoy the book and also not read any further books in the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Bullying, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Pedophilia, Animal death, Kidnapping, Murder, Rape, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Car accident, Death of parent, and Gun violence

amaliesalma's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Cursing, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Torture, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Infidelity, Mental illness, and Stalking

isabelleborc's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

0.5

this book is 50% assault, this relationship is so toxic and disgusting I don’t think anyone should read this weird trying to be sexy book where consent is never completely there. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Biphobia, Lesbophobia, Sexism, and Stalking

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, and Murder