Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

Scarred by Emily McIntire

51 reviews

kylasmv15's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic friendship, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, Blood, Grief, Body horror, and Death of parent

Moderate: Cursing, Violence, Gun violence, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Child abuse, Drug use, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Homophobia, Mental illness, Abortion, Rape, Alcohol, and Sexual assault

cristina_reading24's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Torture, Abortion, Gore, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, and Violence

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Rape and Abortion

bgarske's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The sex is great, but takes a while to get there.
The twists!
Most importantly, the love is so, so beautifully written. Honestly, all the emotions are beautifully written.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Physical abuse, Gore, Blood, Murder, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Bullying, and Classism

Minor: Abortion, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

No rape

coris_bookshelf's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Child abuse, Classism, Drug use, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, Cursing, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Sexual content, Blood, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Sexism and Sexual assault

Minor: Miscarriage and Abortion

rainbowflamingos's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Violence, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Cursing

Moderate: Gore, Toxic relationship, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Drug use, and War

bookboxbabe's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

4.0

idk what this says about me

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Torture, Blood, Death, and Violence

Moderate: Abortion, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Child death

niamhrowanch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.75

a lot better than the first one and the ending epilogue is so cutesy 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, War, Cursing, Death, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Blood, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Physical abuse, Confinement, Gaslighting, Mental illness, Torture, Addiction, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Self harm, and Violence

marucchiato's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

This was... Meh. Way darker than the first book to the series, Hooked. Obviously the spicy scenes are good, but the rest of it was kinda boring. Please read trigger warnings before picking up this book and honestly any book in this series. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Infidelity, Death, Child abuse, Blood, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Bullying, Racism, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, and Grief

stephliljazz's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

Another great and smutty book in the Never After Series. It never fails to make me smile when the villain gets their happy ending. Finding out the hero was not so heroic after all makes you love the villain that much more. This fractured fairy tale retelling of Lion King is amazing. The scarred prince and the mad king facing off throughout the book just further proves there are two sides to every story.
A few of my favorites quotes from the book...
"His tone is deep. As if it was made in hell, then woven through silk. A gentle caress that singes your senses."
"That's the difference between me and other people. They run away from the bad things, and I become them."
"But our strength is impatience. In planning. That is what topples empires. Together we rule, divided we fall."
"Death inevitably changes you. "
"I'll be damned if this woman wasn't molded in the heavens and plucked from the sky just for me. "

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Abortion, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Gore, Murder, Rape, Bullying, Cursing, Mental illness, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Drug use, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Grief, Racism, Sexual content, Violence, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Torture, War, Alcohol, Misogyny, and Panic attacks/disorders

bergha1998's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

It wasn’t based on a specific fairytale like the last one, of if it was I couldn’t place it. The dynamic between Sara and Tristan was red hot, ate it up. All the other characters felt like they needed more character development. Like the bad guys were evil for the sake of being evil. 

Dark Romance, Enemies to Lovers, Dom/Sub dynamic, 3 1/2 🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Torture, Suicide, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Body horror, Blood, Cursing, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Confinement, Death, Violence, Child abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Murder, Gore, Death of parent, Grief, and Gun violence