Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Corrupt by Penelope Douglas

122 reviews

ellavlind's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

Jävligt bra, mötte med något ännu bättre när den blev lite tråkig (den va inte tråkig ofta) och glimpsarna av 3 år tillbaka och nutid va bra timing. Gillade epilogen den va söt.
The catacombs scene och steam room/sauna scene va ju de mest… intressanta

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Animal death, Animal cruelty, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Rape, Murder, Alcohol, Physical abuse, Blood, Body shaming, Sexual violence, Violence, Death, Drug use, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Mental illness, Kidnapping, Fire/Fire injury, and Police brutality

ameliabiblio's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-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? It's complicated

2.5

This just isn’t my cup of tea, but I think it’s generally well-written. I hope it continues to find the right audience (which isn’t me😂).

When I say it isn’t my cup of tea, I mean Damon isn’t my cup of tea. I don’t really know how he’s going to be redeemed. I know he is because he has a book, but I don’t see any world where I believe that Rika would be okay with having him in her life again, let alone being close to him. Also, Michael says he loves her and all is well? I just feel like he and the other Horsemen got let off real easy for doing all that stuff to her when she didn’t even do anything. I like kinky, but I don’t like bullies.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Cursing, Kidnapping, Animal death, Death, Murder, Alcohol, Blood, Violence, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Bullying, Addiction, Injury/Injury detail, and Car accident

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

cmqsf's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Murder, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Violence, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

jade_pnl_read's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, Death, Torture, Sexual violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexism, Addiction, Alcohol, and Stalking

Minor: Blood

antidietleah's review

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Car accident, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Grief, Gun violence, Cursing, Bullying, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, and Death of parent

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Alcoholism, Animal death, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, and Rape

Minor: Incest

maaiike_91's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.5

Was this book good? No. Did I like the characters? Also no. Will I read the other books in the series? Probably yes, because the spicy scenes that weren’t questionable were pretty hot, and I’m a sucker for it. 

So hoping in next books the plot will pick up a bit, and there’s room for  more loveable characters😅

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Blood, Bullying, and Rape

Minor: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, and Gaslighting

kenomilligan's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Alcohol, Kidnapping, Murder, and Sexual content

laurakwiecinski's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Rape, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Fire/Fire injury, Car accident, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Alcohol, Body shaming, Animal death, Kidnapping, and Misogyny

mproper1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Death, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Sexual harassment, Gaslighting, Violence, Sexual violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Stalking, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Addiction, Blood, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Sexism, Gun violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Car accident, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Animal death, Body shaming, and Infidelity

ninasmilliondreams's review against another edition

• 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

1.0

Rika girl get up!!!!! 



(I am genuinely baffled at how this book resolved (???) the conflict. Michael didn’t even apologise and yet they just went back to fucking as if nothing happened. He literally destroyed her life and he was the one who came up with the plan!! And suddenly they love each other?? What!?? I do love my book boyfriends a bit toxic but this was downright abuse. The male protagonists were so rapey, sexist and disgusting and I just don’t understand how Rika wanted anything to do with them after everything)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Toxic friendship, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual violence, Sexism, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Kidnapping

Minor: Animal death and Death of parent