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Scarred by Emily McIntire

119 reviews

rainbowsandbookshelves's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Torture, and Death

Minor: Death of parent

ltlmz's review against another edition

dark

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

The book states that this is not a retelling, but it is so Lion-King coded that it's difficult to get past that. Dark romance that's Lion King with humans (but somehow not Hamlet).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Torture

Moderate: Death of parent

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

dearhaleynicole's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

Emily McIntire strikes again! Forbidden love, strong FMC, and “I’ll burn the world for you” vibes really made this one for me. I enjoyed "Hooked" when I read it last year, but I think I ended up liking this one more! I will say, I think I need to start reading the physical books. Personally, I'm not a huge fan of this as an audiobook. I listened up to about 30% as the audiobook but wasn't getting into the storyline as much. Nothing against the VAs, I just sometimes don't connect the voices well to the characters and it kept taking me out of the story. But when I switched over to my physical copy, I enjoyed it way more!

Also, side note: Emily is such a nice human! I actually recently picked up my copy of "Scarred" because she lives close to me and did a little signed art card drop at a local Target and I was able to snag one! The art that she had done of Scar & Sara B. by the fountain is ✨stunning✨ and I loved having that visual while reading!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Torture, and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault and Death of parent

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

vreyna20_2004's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.75

 After I read Hooked, I didn’t have high expectations for the ending. But boy was I wrong. Just like in Hooked I was invested from the get-go but not only did Scarred have a badass fmc but Tristan was so hot. James felt more edgy, and Tristan felt more realistic like a morally gray man and good lord did I fell in love with him. And yes, after Micheal died, Tristan did rule Gloria Terra, but he did something that I didn’t expect which was giving Simon the crown which just made me tear up. God, I loved this book so much. The ending didn’t feel rushed in actuality it felt perfect however I did feel as if Michael’s death just happened almost like the author wanted to get rid of him. I had hoped that Michael and Tristan would have a talk before he died but that didn’t happen. If it did, I would’ve given this book a 5 star. I also hated reading “milking” during the sex scenes but that’s just a peeve of mine. Other than that, I loved this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Torture, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Death of parent, and Blood

hanschub's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

i adore slow burn enemies to lovers, but the old timey language and ideals bothered me (even though they were part of the time period). i’ll definitely be reading the other books in the series!

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Sexual assault and Death of parent

Minor: Abortion and Suicide