Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Painted Scars by Neva Altaj

32 reviews

fnicholee's review

dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Panic attacks/disorders, War, Blood, Death of parent, Death, Gun violence, and Violence

absolutely_court's review

dark medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Kidnapping, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Death, Gore, Murder, Sexual content, and Torture

Moderate: Ableism

Minor: Grief, Misogyny, Alcohol, Car accident, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment

siriuslyz's review

challenging dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.25

so i dont think this book is bad, but it just, i expected more of this.
okay, the guy is like so madly in love with her and all, and it’s all rly cute. and im glad that they both have a fked mental health and insecurities. but this book was like, meh.

the writing was good. definitely. but some words were just unnecessary. like idc what a table looks like, yk? and sometimes there was no proper description at all so it was hard to imagine things.

the girl is lowkey such a y/n, with her ‘petite frame’ and her little weight (she’s barely 5ft). that threw me off a bit. and then the guy is like giant, massive. tbh i dont fk with those proportions, gives me pick me vibes.

i do love their characters though; the girl is a complete badass and the guy is like a “look at her in a wrong way and youre dead” type of guy. i know many (myself included) love that shit.

it’s not bad, it’s a great book. just wasn’t rly for me bcs it didnt rly captivate me in a way some other books do.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Murder, Blood, Death, and Medical content

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Cursing, Drug use, and Forced institutionalization

melissa_rueff's review

challenging dark emotional fast-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? Yes

4.0

Interesting story with a character dealing with disabilities and it had an interesting  way to deal with ptsd in new relationships. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Violence, Ableism, Body horror, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, and Gun violence

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Cursing and Child abuse

elslinky's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Violence, Blood, Death, Murder, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Sexual assault

changeusernamel8r's review

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

1st person, Dual POV
Standalone
Tropes/Plot details:

- MMC likes laying in FMC legs and getting his hair touched
- MMC buying expensive thing to FMC
- Height difference (FMC is 5ft)
- Age Gap (FMC is 24, MMC is 35)
- 3rd act breakup
- Pregnancy at the ending

Steam: All the "smutty" scenes lasted less than a page.

FMC even said once that their sex lasted one minute and it's pretty accurate. Lit every scene he pulled inside and both of them immediately came.

I read this bc of an insta post that said sth like:

"When he orders his man to sit down when she enters a room bc it made her nervous/bc of trauma"

It was a scam, it was mentioned only once and it lasted a paragraph.

My opinion:

I should know better than to believe recs from reels.

If not for the stupid 3rd act divorce I would even have said I liked this.

Overall: it was bad but I've read worse. 

Also even with HEA their relationship probably wouldn't last long, by the end of the year they'll be divorced again lol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Torture

Moderate: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Vomit, Death of parent, and Pregnancy

CW details:

▪︎Attempted rape/PTSD: To FMC only brief mention, but she deals with trauma from the incident, she's triggered by tall men, wrist or neck grabbing and missionary in bed. It's alluded that secondary characters were raped but nothing is mentioned. ▪︎Torture: FMC catches MMC torturing someone, the person is stabbed and fingers are cut, the person dies. ▪︎ Disability/Injury: MMC is in wheelchair most of the book but with rehabilitation he ends

walking w/assistance of cane.

gabichatslit's review

5.0

The best Bratva romance book I’ve ever read. I loved Nina and Roman. Despite the beginnings of their relationship being non conventional, I loved how natural their relationship felt. I loved how gentle and caring Roman was toward Nina really early on. I liked how Nina reassured him through his insecurities and how Roman worked to make her comfortable. Their dynamic reminded me of my favorite Turkish romance couple, Ferhat and Asli— an assassin + a doctor who end up in an arranged marriage and who learn to love each other despite their differences. I also really enjoyed the supporting characters— Maxim, who was so unintentionally funny and Varya, my queen. She reminded me of Mrs. Jones from the 50 shades series. I laughed so much while reading and it felt good to just enjoy their love story, even with the third act breakup which hurt. I really loved this couple and can’t wait to continue the series. Also the spice was great!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Sexual content, Car accident, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

ohnoitskylie's review

dark fast-paced

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

2.0

The speed of the main couple’s development didn’t read as realistic to me. While there are a number of time jumps, I wish the author had taken a little longer to show how and why these two actually like each other. 

As for the premise… we never actually learn if the fake marriage accomplishes the goal that Roman wanted it to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Ableism, Torture, Toxic relationship, Gun violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Pregnancy

ednam0dewannabe's review

dark emotional funny fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Child abuse, Death of parent, Vomit, War, and Domestic abuse

treestostars's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Blood, Torture, Gun violence, and Violence

Moderate: Sexual assault