Reviews tagging 'Sexual harassment'

Credence by Penelope Douglas

194 reviews

jenstan0422's review against another edition

2.0

challenging dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Mental illness

teamwombat's review against another edition

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I genuinely don’t know how to rate this book. There’s grooming, incest, underage, multiple sexual assaults, threats of gang bangs and rape and that’s all in the opening chapters. The story then becomes an out of town/class girl trying to change a man who clearly should be in jail instead of getting therapy she actually needs. 

I mean to say, it’s awful… but I read it. Probably shouldn’t have… but I read it. I read the whole thing and I wish I hadn’t. 

The ending is a very convenient 5 years on happy ever after that frankly no one needed or buying. 

It’s bad. It’s just bad. 

There should just be plain old warnings for this, not just trigger ones. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, Sexual harassment

tmhughes's review against another edition

3.5

dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

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: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Rape, Sexual harassment

kgdavis88's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous challenging emotional funny 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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I mean the spice was spicin'

But is that what y'all be doin in Colorado??!! 

Bangs all the men in the house.... "yes hi this is my uncle and two cousins.... girl be so fr

 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Emotional abuse, Incest, Death of parent, Alcohol

Minor: Addiction

hearthfrost's review against another edition

3.25

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I don't know what I read... That's all I got. I'm lost in the sauce on this one.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Abandonment

Minor: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Child abuse, Eating disorder, Death of parent, Alcohol

georgialouise1997's review against another edition

2.0

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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This is the worst thing I’ve ever read, but I have to give it two stars cos I couldn’t put it down. 

I honestly think I read things which I’ll need to talk to a therapist about. Traumatised…

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail

Don’t do it to yourself

sophieseltz's review against another edition

2.5

emotional 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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“Uncle Jake” gives me the ick… Noah and Kaleb are great

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Animal death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Sexual harassment

abjectbitch's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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One of the worst books I’ve read in my entire life. It was like a car crash. So horrific but I couldn’t look away. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Death of parent, Sexual harassment

darcys_vega's review against another edition

1.25

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body shaming, Bullying, Cancer, Death, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment

matilda1666's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: N/A

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Worst thing I've ever read. Need to preface this by saying I read this for a challenge and it turned out to be even worde than anticipated. Toxic, creepy, and incestuous (not to mention the other weird implications); it is also horribly written. I'm begging the author to learn about writing longer sentences. No real character development whatsoever and no diversity either cause they're fucking related. Very concerned about the SA that's never adressed. This would be way better as a atockholm syndrome thriller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment