Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Credence by Penelope Douglas

97 reviews

book_lover56's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging 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: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Abandonment

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Cancer, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Suicide attempt

mariamlyxoxo's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous dark emotional sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Incest, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Vomit, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

amulyaii's review against another edition

1.5

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Rape, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Death of parent

escapism_at_its_finest's review against another edition

3.0

reflective fast-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Blood, Medical content, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Rape, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury

whrohala's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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To be honest, I was disappointed by this book. It was really hyped up by booktok, but then didn't deliver on its promise. #1 offense: not actually reverse harem in my opinion. Just a FMC with multiple partners, who is brutally shamed for that fact by 2 out of 3 of them. There were some moments where the shaming was so over the top, and the FMC just accepted it, that I felt like this book was more of a way for the author to express their internalized slut-shaming more than anything else. 

The female MC ends up with the man who nearly rapes her TWICE, hits her across the face for being "hysterical" while getting stitches in a kitchen with no pain meds or anesthetic, and attacts and spits in her face when she sleeps with someone other than him, in addition to many other things. In my opinion, that speaks volumes to how this author views her female characters.

Only reason it isn't getting a 1 is because the quality of writing was good overall, despite what the plot lacked. And it delivered on the spice, though more of a slow burn than advertised. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Abandonment

Moderate: Drug use, Incest, Infidelity, Sexual assault

mreno5's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt

letboburnhamburnem's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 78%

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Im all for some like kinky/taboo fuckery but this veered to far into the blatant noncon realm 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death of parent

lizardbet's review against another edition

1.5

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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oh god oh no oh my oh god 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Child abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, Alcohol

Minor: Addiction, Cancer, Death, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Vomit, Stalking, Suicide attempt

rachellesreads's review against another edition

1.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Honestly would not recommend this book. I spite read it because I wanted to know what happened, but I did not enjoy it. So uncomfy. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Rape, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

delvie's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional reflective sad 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

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This book is essentially an explicit Fruits Basket. We've got: 1) emotionally stunted heroine 2) older uncle/head of household 3) the sweet age-appropriate boy and 4) the jerk age-appropriate boy. And if the book kept up the tone of the first half, it would be an easy five stars. But this book is very clearly split into two: before winter and after winter. The first half is reflective and believable. The second half starts checking boxes. I'd hate the second half if the explicit content wasn't fire. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Abandonment