Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Devil of Dublin by BB Easton

14 reviews

penny_abel's review against another edition

dark 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

4.75

I know the trigger warnings may seem off putting, but the way they were used in this story to give the characters depth and challenges to overcome was fantastic! I absolutely loved the characters and were rooting for them all the way. They are very human and flawed, and the building of their relationship throughout the book was beautiful. I also liked that the spicy scenes had realistic reactions to their traumas. A wonderfully refreshing dark romance with a great love story, likable characters, and the dark bits didn't feel like they were there for shock value. <Spoiler> The only reason I didn't give this book 5 stars is because the end of the book has a very emotional and romantic scene take place next to where the couple dumped a dead body much earlier in the story, which was a distracting thought to me during the scene.</Spolier>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Rape, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Murder, Gun violence, and Pedophilia

dreamypageturner's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Domestic abuse, Death, Sexual violence, Rape, Murder, Child death, Misogyny, Gore, Cursing, Confinement, Child abuse, Sexual assault, Body horror, Blood, Pregnancy, Bullying, Violence, Incest, Grief, Sexual harassment, Abandonment, Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Abortion, Addiction, Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Sexism, Torture, Self harm, Car accident, and Drug abuse

Minor: Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Trafficking

everythinginbetween's review against another edition

dark emotional tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, Murder, Torture, and Sexual assault

naama22's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Rape, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Child abuse

belle13's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad 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? Yes

4.0

Tropes/Themes: Childhood Friends, Shared Trauma, Mafia Aspects
Amount of spice: 🔥🔥🔥
Explicitness: 🌶️🌶️

I was completely unprepared for how heartbreaking this would be. Please for the love of god check the content warnings for this one. If I had known before going into it how sad and intense it would be I probably wouldn’t have read it but I’m glad I did because the writing was fantastic. The setting is also so vivid and beautiful, I really felt like I had been transported to Ireland.

I wouldn’t class this specifically as a ‘romance’ not in the traditional sense at least because it almost worried me that they were together given they had so much trauma and being together triggered a lot of their PTSD responses. I wouldn’t say it was ‘romantic’ until right at the very end simply because they were dealing with so much and it felt like it was more about how they overcame their own trauma and worked through their grief than it was about them being a couple.

It was beautiful and emotional and I’m glad it all worked out in the end for them. If it hadn’t I would have lost plot because those poor kids could not catch a break! I would recommend giving it a read but read the CWs first and know that it is not a mafia romance. There are mafia aspects to it but don’t go into it expecting a dark mafia romance. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Rape

ambercristofaro's review

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Violence, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexual content, and Sexual assault

cheesy_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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 violence, Physical abuse, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Murder, Violence, and Rape

unicornofthesea's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, and Sexual content

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Gun violence, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Domestic abuse, Adult/minor relationship, Car accident, Trafficking, Rape, Child abuse, and Violence

Minor: Bullying, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Alcoholism, and Cancer

after_i_finish_this_chapter's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Self harm, Terminal illness, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Sexual assault

hann_smc's review

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence and Sexual assault

Moderate: Violence, Rape, and Domestic abuse

Minor: Child abuse

None of the abuse was romanticized - no one falls in love with their abuser / former abuser.