Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Mindf*ck Series by S.T. Abby

83 reviews

rnewk's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious tense fast-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Death, Gaslighting, Gore, Misogyny, Police brutality, Grief, Sexual assault, Hate crime, Rape, Homophobia, Body horror, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Domestic abuse, Excrement, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Gun violence, Violence, Child abuse, Murder, Chronic illness, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, and Terminal illness

pavithra_09's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book does such a great job at keeping you at your toes, definitely worth your time🤩
I WOULD BURN THE WORLD DOWN FOR THIS LANA AND LOGAN 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Death, Pedophilia, Car accident, Cursing, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Body horror, Child abuse, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Sexual content, Bullying, Grief, Sexual assault, and Gore

annabananadel's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

“I'm Victoria Evans. The daughter of the man you killed. The sister of the boy you let die. The victim you turned into a monster. And I'm going to fucking kill you all.” 

Tell me there's someone who's more epic and scary than this female MC, Lana Myers. I dare you, tell me. Because so far, she's the most bad-ass of all FMC I've read so far and I think it would be very hard to top her off. 

To be honest, I wasn't expecting much when I first started reading the book. I was like 'oh, a female serial killer who falls in love with an FBI agent??? It sounds amazing'. Little did I know that I'll be brazing thru the whole 5 mini-stories in a few days while I'm in Japan. I just wanted to read something on my phone while we were killing time in the car during the tours. I didn't expect that I'll be up late into the night, still reading this book. It was very addicting to read and I'll keep on recommending this book to people who are open to reading dark romance, which - to be honest, has smut that aren't even over the top. The smut/spice was just the right amount compared to other books which are heavy on sex scenes. It's legit focused on Lana, her revenge, and her falling in love. Literally revolves around just those three topics. Once you start it, it's somehow hard to stop because there's usually something monumental happening. Every ending of every story was also amazing because it really makes you want to read more than you wanted (hence, the reason why I stay up late). 

I love Lana and I love Logan. A dual-POV isn't usually needed in books but this book definitely needed a dual POV. You get the eyes of both the killer and the cop. You get the feeling of both the killer and the cop, as well. You watch them fall in love while wishing she don't get caught. And the hardest thing is, after a while, you can't fault Lana into doing what she was doing. 

This book really makes one question reality and the world we live in. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Gore, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Gun violence, and Sexual content

Minor: Suicide and Toxic relationship

lindsykay12's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Blood, Death, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Bullying, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Murder, Misogyny, Sexual content, Pregnancy, Rape, and Sexual violence

steph_dahtler's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Gun violence, Grief, Rape, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Child death, Murder, Physical abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Sexual assault

marippe's review against another edition

4.25

"It’s sad that I want to hide my bodies now so that my boyfriend gets a break and can spend more time with me. How twisted can one person possibly get?" She's just so kind and considerate.

Dark! But it was interesting. I was rooting for my girl Lana the whole time, like defeat those gross men my love <3 I love seeing women have hobbies~

The queer and disability rep in this was very questionable at points tho

the bit in the epilogue when its like  "Jake and Hadley are both bisexual, and though they’d never cheat on each other, they do include select individuals in their bedroom on occasion." All for poly, power to ya, but whats with the cheat comment? Is that really necessary? lmao

I do think the series needed a bit more nuance, it makes it's perspective on Lana's vigilante hobbies very clear through multiple characters having the same view.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Sexual violence, Death, Confinement, Rape, Violence, Toxic relationship, Torture, Sexual assault, Stalking, Sexual content, Death of parent, Pedophilia, Homophobia, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Car accident, Ableism, Misogyny, Grief, Gore, Child death, Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Blood, and Animal cruelty

a0r3l1a's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Torture, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Murder, Rape, Violence, Death, and Homophobia

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Blood, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, and Sexism

Minor: Kidnapping, Bullying, Infertility, and Child abuse

lbowden94's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Stalking, Sexual violence, Torture, and Violence

lozzo_bozo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Blood, Car accident, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Grief, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Vomit, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, and Sexual violence

stvrlightt_'s review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Murder, Rape, and Death

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual violence, and Blood

Minor: Car accident