Reviews tagging 'Blood'

Hideaway by Penelope Douglas

20 reviews

ellavlind's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Jag älskar Kai och Banks är också bra men jag tyckte typ inte de hände så mycket i boken?? Plotten va bättre i första boken. Intressant att Banks och Damon va syskon och man fick lite bakgrund och förståelse. Har blandade känslor om Damon för jag tycker ju synd om honom för vad som hänt men han är ju inte en bra person men man kan ändå förstå det på ett sätt.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Animal cruelty, Domestic abuse, Death, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Violence, Kidnapping, Murder, Incest, Sexual content, Drug use, Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Death of parent, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Blood, Gaslighting, Animal cruelty, Cursing, and Bullying

milena99's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Death of parent, Blood, Death, and Sexism

Minor: Animal cruelty and Rape

laurakwiecinski's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Sexual content, Death, Murder, Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Torture

chels984's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic friendship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Grief, Incest, Murder, Gaslighting, Violence, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Blood, Child abuse, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual harassment, Misogyny, Alcohol, Fire/Fire injury, Mental illness, and Addiction

Moderate: Death of parent and Abandonment

bookameme's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

5.0

Kai and Banks Are Crazy Hot

Quote:📖

“We’re only ever good, because there are consequences.”

Thoughts: 💡

This was my second read through and I forgot how much I loved this book. Angsty romance, dark themes, and taboo smut scenes make this series iconic. The schenagains Kai and Banks get up to are crazy hot with an intense push and pull relationship. 

Berkley is re-releasing the first three books in the series and I’m incredibly excited to read them again. 

Writing Mechanics: ✍️

The writing in this series is designed to be dramatic, and it works. The book is told in first person present tense dual POV, but it hops timelines to show you flashbacks and help you piece through the history to understand the story. The smut scenes are pretty wild and if you don’t like it a bit twisted, taboo, and graphic then this one probably isn’t for you. 

I personally love these characters, they’re completely broken with tragic pasts and some really dark ideas, but they pull together to be one another’s life lines. I think the reason I hated Nightfall so much is because I love these characters so deeply. This book and the others in the series paint the characters as extremely morally gray but with a deep ability to forgive, after meeting out a healthy dose of revenge.

Fun Bits:

⚜️ Wild Secrets 

⚜️ Painful Pasts

⚜️ Morally Grey Characters 

⚜️ Wonderful Side Characters 

⚜️ Standalone Romance, Series Long Plot

⚜️ Super Hot Smut In Some Taboo Places

Important Note:✨

This is book 2, this is a standalone romance, but the plot stretches over the whole series.

Full Content Warning:⚠️

Violence, Abuse, Religious Desecration, Death, Mentions of CA & SA & Child SA, Abandoment, Drugs, and Alcohol, Very Dark Themes

Stats:📊

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

Characters 💙💙💙💙💙

Romantic Suspense: Hidden Identity, Forced Proximity, Second Chance, Morally Grey, Enemies to Lovers, Found Family

Dual POV

Violence, Abuse, Mentions of CA & SA⚠️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Blood, Toxic friendship, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Violence, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Child abuse, Alcoholism, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Emotional abuse, and Drug abuse

sevendoteight's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Alcoholism, Blood, and Misogyny

bigbookslay's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense 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

5.0

KAI AND BANKS ARE THE LOML

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Incest, Stalking, Toxic relationship, Sexual harassment, Bullying, Misogyny, Child abuse, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Blood, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Abandonment, Body shaming, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Addiction, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, and Domestic abuse

anyakdh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

1.75

mmh would have been 2 if I liked banks I did like the start of the book highlighting how much Kai has changed and then it was never addressed again the only thing that kept me gking was Damon I’m so interested in his character and WILLL he was so quiet I can’t wait to step into his mind but yeah no this book was boring 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Toxic relationship, Addiction, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Abandonment, Alcoholism, Grief, Kidnapping, Drug abuse, Gaslighting, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, and Death of parent

valeskan'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Animal cruelty, Sexual harassment, Rape, and Pedophilia

Minor: Self harm and Blood

theteamsreader's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.25

A further exploration into the world-building and characters at hand, this time we follow Kai Mori, who is desperate to get ahold of childhood lover-turned enemy Nikova Banks, to find Damon Torrance and bring him to justice for his crimes.  However, Banks is smart and more loyal to Damon than the other Horsemen realise.  The plot for this series only seems to get better and better, with always-promised spice and an increasing plot as tensions rise.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Violence, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Rape, Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Blood, and Body horror

Moderate: Addiction, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Confinement, Panic attacks/disorders, and Gun violence

Minor: Body shaming and Car accident