Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

What Hunts Inside the Shadows by Harper L. Woods

10 reviews

becarnold's review against another edition

dark tense slow-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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship and Sexual content

Moderate: Grief, Torture, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Minor: Pedophilia, Murder, Rape, Misogyny, Physical abuse, and War

kat1105's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

e_clarice's review against another edition

medium-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? Yes

0.5

The book forgets about the plot started in the first book and showcases a LOT of sex. There are multiple courses after any fight and any character conflict. It just got so redundant after a while, I feel like both the plot and the characters were getting no where. 

 I got to the end of the book eventually and was just done. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Rape, Sexual harassment, Child abuse, Sexual content, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

wrensreadingroom's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Kidnapping, Police brutality, Self harm, Classism, Death of parent, Torture, War, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Alcohol, Body horror, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Grief, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Physical abuse, Vomit, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Rape, Violence, and Blood

bookwormbarber's review against another edition

adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

mmagaro's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

I continue to love this series through the second book! I've successfully fallen in love with the characters, felt pain for their past, and hope for their future. 

Tropes

• Enemies to lovers
• Forced proximity
• One horse

TWs & content warnings:

• Mentions of physical abuse (not by main characters)
• Mentions of sexual abuse and grooming (not by main characters)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual assault

cady_sass's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

There is almost entirely no plot. 90% of this book is smut. We finally start getting somewhere in the end chapters and then it ENDS?! I thought this was a duology (I’m dumb) and now I have to read two more books, neither of which are even published yet. What the hell. Guaranteed this and the next two books could be combined into 1 book if you eliminated 30 out of 35 sex scenes (approximately). I’m all for the spice but give me the story too! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Blood, Bullying, Classism, Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, Child abuse, Body horror, Death of parent, Kidnapping, Grief, Cursing, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: War, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Violence, Suicide, and Torture

chaotic_hyperactive's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Torture, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Blood, Physical abuse, and Violence

Minor: Rape

shannjae's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.75

Ok ok so book two hits wayyyyy better than book one! Just as I suspected it would as the story is starting to unfold. Things are really starting to happen, I’ve so many questions! I devoured the book in a day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Child abuse and Physical abuse

cassie12_21's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark 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

3.5

Cliff hanger. I wanna kms rn. 😭. More smut in this book though. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, Blood, Gore, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt

Moderate: Body horror, Child abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, Torture, Classism, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexism, and Stalking

Minor: Rape, Pedophilia, Stalking, War, Vomit, Alcohol, Animal death, and Toxic relationship

Suicidal thought are not due to depression.