Reviews tagging 'Sexual content'

What Hunts Inside the Shadows by Harper L. Woods

42 reviews

sawdustie's review

adventurous dark 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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

honyombooks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I had a bit of a hard time getting through this book and ended up reading a bunch of other books in between. But I think the second half made it go from a 3 star book to a 4 star! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault and Rape

charhollyx's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.75

I reallyyy wanted to love this series… 

Nothing really happens for the first 60% of the book, and it’s getting to the point where withholding answers is more irritating that intriguing. I love an info dump, and this does not have it, which is fine! Just not to my tastes…
The main character’s inner monologue is insufferable, I much prefer it when she starts killing people without regard and both loving & having sex without the guilt!!

I am enjoying the plot twists

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Sexual content, and Gore

Minor: Rape

tessjuliarose19's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual content, and Violence

virgoabb's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, and Torture

Minor: Sexual assault

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

britterson's review

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: War and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Rape

katkat05's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.5

What a mess. Hardly any plot, a FMC who is insufferable, no discernible rules that this world follows and endless travel. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

cryosphinx's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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? No

3.0

The pacing is odd because the first half is a lot of repativie dialogue and not a whole lot going on adventure wise. There is a ramp up in smut which I don't mind but it seemed like after any little movement towards the goal, the characters needed to stop and bang it out. 

It finally gets interesting at the end but then it feels rushed to get it over with. It definitely sets up the next book though and I will definitely read it but this felt like a long filler to tie the first and third books. I did enjoy seeing the growth of Estrella and her powers but that's all the character growth that happens.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, and Sexual content

Moderate: Gore, Injury/Injury detail, and Death

Minor: Rape